IANS reported that a rare water crisis that could hit production of Steel Authority of India Limited’s Bhilai Steel Plant. The report said that BSP is now seeking the Chhattisgarh government's help for making alternative arrangements for water.
The report cited a BSP official as saying that "It's a rare crisis. The plant's 2 reservoirs, Maroda 1 and 2 are literally dried up and if the state government does not make alternative arrangements, it is likely to hit production."
Official said that BSP has water stocks left hardly for 8 days to feed its plant and the nearby township, which needs 0.34 million cubic meter water daily for both its plant and township.
As the arrival of monsoon is expected to delay further, the plant's water resource department has asked the state government to release water from the Gangrel dam, located in Dhamtari district, some 60 kilometer from the plant site. The official said "Now the situation is extremely critical, but the Chhattisgarh government has assured to make arrangements to avoid production being hit by water scarcity."
