Overview

• A weeklong campaign from March 21 to 28 drew a record 5,33,642 pledges, earning BWSSB a Guinness World Record certificate presented on June 18 to Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.
• The board will revise water tariffs for the first time in ten years, adopting a transport-sector model to curb annual losses of about Rs 500 crore.
• Under a new master plan led by BWSSB Chairman Ram Prasath Manohar, Cauvery water will be extended to two crore residents, including 110 villages newly added to BBMP limits.
• BWSSB faces challenges from a 35% non-payment rate and a single-pipe system that uses treated drinking water for all domestic purposes, prompting calls for dual piping.
• The government has unveiled a Cauvery Aarti event at the Krishna Raja Sagar dam to boost tourism and create over 1,500 jobs.