The wide roads of Peenya industrial estate give way to small congested lanes of Shivapura.
The water has a thin layer of whitish froth while sediments float around the mug.
While they get piped Cauvery water supply, the community borewell is a critical part of their water intake.
Her husband Krishnamurthy says that though the civic body has started supplying water from a new borewell, dug a few feet from their house, its motor has already stopped functioning.
Water not fit even for industrial use Set amidst the industries, some of which use chemicals, Peenya has very visible signs of industrial contamination.
Karihobanahalli lake and Shivapura-Nalakadarenahalli lakes are so polluted with chemical effluents and sewage that the water has been deemed unfit for even industrial use.
Jayaram Shetty, who lives close to Peenya Phase II, says 90% of the residents have stopped using borewell water for drinking purposes.
Of the samples tested, 40% were found to be acidic while almost all samples were above the permissible limits for hardness.
There is no doubt that industrial effluent has seeped into the groundwater,” says Blessy B.M., a professor at Sapthagiri college who, along with her colleague N.B.
Malyadri Reddy M., president, Peenya Industrial Area Association, says that the construction of a Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CEPT) would effectively ensure no effluent is let out untreated.