As per the report, teh Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), upon the request of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), has permitted supply of treated water to the Stadium from the Cubbon Park Wastewater Treatment Plant.
There are currently three matches scheduled in Bengaluru and approximately 75,000 litres of water are required per day at the Stadium during the matches, the report has highlighted.
The report also discloses that Bengaluru is currently facing a shortage of 500 million litres of water per day (MLD) against the actual requirement of 2,600 MLD and that out of 14,000 borewells in the city, 6,900 have dried.
Furthermore, it underlines that KWSSB has banned the use of drinking water for car washing, gardening, construction and maintenance work in Bengaluru, but has permitted the use of such a huge quantity of water in the Stadium for the IPL matches.
Source: Barandbench
