The ambitious Cauvery IV Stage II project has found no takers. Five months after its launch in October 2012, the board has managed only 43,513 connections against 1,04,272 applications, a far cry from the estimated two lakh connections.
The lukewarm response has put the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) in a fix, which is unable to raise enough money to pay its energy bill.Besides the newly added areas, the project was also intended to stabilise water supply in core areas.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/poor-response-cauvery-project-puts-bwssb-fix
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/poornima-nataraj
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-herald-bangalore
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cauvery
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pricing
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-supply