According to the report submitted by external auditor CII Triveni Water Institute which conducted a study to assess the water requirement in Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) Township, the water requirement is 53 MlD considering a supply of 200 litres per capita per day (lpcd).
This is well above the Indian norms of 135 lpcd, it reported.Presently with one-time supply, the quantity of water being made available for consumption in the Township is 90 MlD.
The quantity of water supplied during the two-time supply schedule was 100 MlD, according to a BSP press release issued here on Thursday.
As per the audit report by the CII Triveni Water Institute, there is scope for further reduction by 37 MlD in water supply.In this context, the citizens of Bhilai township are appealed to judiciously make use of water and to avoid any wastages.Citizens are also appealed to make all efforts to conserve water, it stated.