Mangaluru, Aug 17: Even as the water level at Thumbe vented dam that supplies drinking water to the city, decreased to 7.9mts on Friday noon from 9.1mts on Thursday, the pumping of water was resumed.
The dam built across Netravati river has a maximum storage level of 11 metres. The water level was initially maintained at five metres earlier, and later in January this year, the height of the shutters was increased to six metres. Due to increase in the inflow in the river, the water level has touched nine metres on Thursday, though all the shutters of the dam remain open.
A dedicated 33 Kv overhead power supply line from Bantwal sub-station which passed along the riverside, between Bantwal and Thumbe, supplied power to the station at Thumbe. The line passed over a stream which joined the river near the dam.
As water level in the river surged on Thursday, the officials of Mangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd (MESCOM) cut power supply on the line as a precautionary measure. As a result water supply to Manglauru, parts of Ullal and Bantwal was disrupted. If water level once again crosses the danger level of 8.5 metres, MESCOM may cut the power supply again.
On Friday, Mangaluru City Corporation Mayor K Bhaskar Moily, MCC commissioner Mohammed Nazeer after inspecting the dam and pump house along with engineers, assured that the water supply to the city will be continued uninterrupted. They have also requested the people to cooperate if the water level increases again.
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