The News Review:

- The quantum of water supply depends on the locality
- 24/7 water supplies for two more divisions
- … Day 22 March: “Coping with water scarcity”/…

The quantum of water supply depends on the locality
Hindu – Mar 20, 2007
Halli reservoir is likely to be stopped because of low water level. Arrangements are being made to supply Cauvery water to these areas and the transition can affect supplies somewhat. But it is the southern parts of Bangalore that are relatively unaffected by water woes. Sources at the BWSSB explain: “These parts of Bangalore get more water as that is the entry point for Cauvery water into the city. In that case, why is it that southern areas such as Jayanagar too face water problems sometimes? Officials say that once water reaches the ground level reservoirs in the city, the distribution to each household depends on gravity. “So if you live near the reservoir or somewhere downstream, then there is easier access to water.

24/7 water supplies for two more divisions
Hindu – Mar 20, 2007
Madhav Asmanghad, Jubilee Hills divisions to benefit by this monsoon, says HWMSSB Managing Director Jubilee Hills with all its undulations was more critical Several loopholes in distribution network at Adikmet are plugged HYDERABAD: After the successful execution of round-the-clock drinking water supply in Adikmet division, the Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HWMSSB) has set into motion its plan to extend the facility to Asmanghad and Jubilee Hills divisions. “We have called for detailed project reports and once they are finalised we will be able to begin the supplies,” HWMSSB Managing Director K. Jawahar Reddy said.

… Day 22 March: “Coping with water scarcity”/…
Reuters AlertNet – Mar 20, 2007
My mother and I do not have to walk for hours to the next well and carry home the heavy buckets anymore,’ tells twelve-year-old Titra, who lives in the Galle District in the south of Sri Lanka together with her parents and her four-year-old brother. Her family is one of more than 3,000 tsunami affected families in the districts of Galle, Matara, Hambantota and Ampara who get their own water tank from Malteser International for collecting rain water. ‘This form of water supply offers new perspectives and possibilities in coping with water scarcity,’ says Dr. Juergen Clemens, Senior Desk Officer Sri Lanka of Malteser International: ‘The access to clean water is a basic need and basic right of every single person. By means of collecting and filtering rain water from their own roof, we can sustainably improve the quality of life of the families, especially of women and young girls who play a key role in ensuring the water supply of their families. The system provides up to 20 litres clean water per person per day. ‘ On the one hand, the rain water harvesting system serves as a supplement for the water supply that had been destroyed by the tsunami at many places…
In Sri Lanka, only 30 percent of the population have access to improved piped water supply. Immediately after the tsunami catastrophe, Malteser International in cooperation with local partner organisations took care of the water supply of nearly 90,000 people in Sri Lanka’s Galle District. The water supply and hygiene projects of Malteser International in the south of Sri Lanka are supported by UNICEF and implemented in cooperation with the local partner organisation ‘Lanka Rain Water Harvesting Forum’. Attention editorial offices! Dr. Juergen Clemens, Senior Desk Officer Sri Lanka, is available for interviews. Please contact: +49 221 98 22 155. For its projects in Sri Lanka, Malteser International appeals for donations:Donation Account 120 120 120Bank fuer Sozialwirtschaft, Woerthstr.