Himachal Residents getting rationed supply after four-five days Kuldeep Chauhan Shimla, May 25 Residents in the city are reeling under acute water shortage for the last few days.
While the residents are buying bottled water for drinking and cooking, hoteliers are solely depending on tankers in the tourist season.
The Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) is struggling to ration 21 MLD of water that was pumped from its major sources these days.
The water availability per resident was just 5 litre as on Friday.
The city needs 45 MLD water daily, but the water availability has come down from 29 MLD last week to 21 MLD on Friday.
Guma, which has 20 MLD capacity, and Giri, which has 20 MLD capacity, could supply just 4 MLD and 14 MLD, respectively, revealed MC supply chart.
“The BJP-led MC has failed to provide water to its residents and hence its Mayor should resign,” said former Mayor Sanjay Chauhan.
“To meet the water needs in the coming weeks, the MC is floating tenders to press in service private tankers to lift water from Chaba,” he added.
Crisis at peak The city needs 45 MLD water daily, but the water availability has come down from 29 MLD last week to 21 MLD on Friday.
Guma, which has 20 MLD capacity, and Giri, which has 20 MLD capacity, could supply just 4 MLD and 14 MLD, respectively.