{
  "type": "article",
  "title": "12 Hours Without Taps: Large Parts of Bengaluru Face a Daylong Water Shutdown This Thursday",
  "summary": "Several Bengaluru neighbourhoods will go without water from 6 am to 6 pm on July 16, a full 12-hour cut caused by emergency repairs on a Cauvery Water Supply pipeline.",
  "content": "Lakhs of Bengaluru residents are set for a dry Thursday. Across a string of residential neighbourhoods, taps will run empty from 6 am to 6 pm on July 16, a full 12 hours without any water. The reason is emergency maintenance being carried out at the Cauvery Water Supply Stage IV, Phase II, a shutdown announced by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB).\n\nAccording to the board, the repair could not be put off. A leak had developed in the scour valve on the 2,700 mm diameter pipeline, and fixing it quickly became unavoidable. To eliminate that leakage, the board decided to take up emergency maintenance works at the Cauvery Water Supply Stage IV, Phase II.\n\nWhen the supply stops and for how long\nThe work will start at 6 am and continue until 6 pm on Thursday, July 16. Through these 12 hours, water supply will be completely disrupted across several parts of the city. Residents have been advised to store enough water in advance so that the outage does not leave them stranded.\n\nAreas that will be hit\nThe neighbourhoods likely to see the sharpest water cut include Nandini Layout, BHEL Layout, Sanjay Nagar, Manjunath Nagar, Kanakanagar, Amruthahalli, Jakkur, Adarsha Nagar, Kalyan Nagar, Nagarbhavi, Hoysala Nagar, Vinayaka Layout and Mysore Road. Localities surrounding these areas are also expected to feel the impact, so people living in and around these zones need to plan ahead.\n\nWhat BWSSB is and how far it reaches\nThe Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board is an autonomous body set up by the State legislature under the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board Act on 10-09-1964, tasked with water supply and sewage disposal for the city. It is one of the first water supply and sanitation utilities in India.\n\nIts jurisdiction stretches across the entire Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike area of 800 sq km. That includes the Bengaluru core area of 245 sq km, eight urban local bodies spread over 330 sq km (seven city municipal corporations and one town municipal corporation), and 110 villages covering 225 sq km.\n\nThe big projects behind the network\nSince it was formed, the board has executed several water supply and sewage schemes for the city. Among them is the prestigious Cauvery Water Supply Scheme (CWSS) Stages I, II, III and Stage IV Phase I and Phase II, along with sewerage improvement projects focused on collecting, conveying and treating sewage.\n\nThe existing sewerage system covers 265 sq km of the city's core area. Within it, three major Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) have been built at the Vrishabhavathi, K&C and Hebbal valleys. Meanwhile, the sewerage system for the newly added areas, mainly the erstwhile city municipal corporation zones, is nearing completion.\n\nWhat this means for you\n• In Bengaluru: Areas like Nandini Layout, Sanjay Nagar, Jakkur, Kalyan Nagar and Mysore Road will get no water from 6 am to 6 pm on July 16, so store water a day in advance.\n• Daily life: For 12 hours, only stored water will be available for drinking, cooking and bathing, so fill tanks and containers beforehand.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. When and for how long will water be cut in Bengaluru?\nWater supply will be shut off on Thursday, July 16, from 6 am to 6 pm, a full 12 hours.\n\n2. Why is the water being stopped?\nEmergency maintenance is being done at the Cauvery Water Supply Stage IV, Phase II to fix a leak in the scour valve on the 2,700 mm diameter pipeline.\n\n3. Which areas will be affected?\nNandini Layout, BHEL Layout, Sanjay Nagar, Manjunath Nagar, Kanakanagar, Amruthahalli, Jakkur, Adarsha Nagar, Kalyan Nagar, Nagarbhavi, Hoysala Nagar, Vinayaka Layout, Mysore Road and surrounding areas will be affected.\n\n4. Who announced this cut?\nThe Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) announced the water supply cut.\n\n5. What should residents do?\nResidents are advised to store enough water in advance so the outage does not cause hardship.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/national/guruvara-ko-12-ghnte-sukhe-rahenge-nala-bengaluru-ke-ina-ilakon-men-thapa-rahegi-pani-ki-saplai-7745",
  "category": "India",
  "publishedAt": "2026-07-15",
  "tags": [
    "Bengaluru water cut",
    "BWSSB",
    "Cauvery Water Supply",
    "Bengaluru water crisis",
    "July 16 water shutdown",
    "pipeline maintenance"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}