With sufficient storage at the barrage across River Cauvery at Uratchikottai in Bhavani Union, Erode Corporation has said there will be no disruption in the supply of protected drinking water during the summer.

The city, spread over 109.52 sq. km., comprises 60 wards in four zones, with 1,69,913 households and 27,386 commercial establishments. Under the Dedicated Water Supply Scheme, raw water is drawn from the Cauvery at Varadhanallur, about 26 km from Erode, near the Lower Mettur Barrage Power House – 4, and conveyed to a treatment plant with a capacity of 120 MLD.

Of this, 52 MLD of treated water is pumped to storage facilities at Suriyampalayam and VOC Park, with a combined capacity of 1.48 crore litres. Distribution is carried out through 69 overhead tanks across the wards. The scheme provides 81.10 MLD to the city, ensuring a per capita supply of 135 litres.

On Wednesday (May 6, 2026), the discharge from Mettur Dam into the river was 1,500 cusecs. The water level in the dam stood at 79.85 ft., as against its full reservoir level of 120 ft., with storage of 41.80 tmc ft., against a total capacity of 93.47 tmc ft.

While residents in a few areas said they were receiving water every day, those in Surampatti pointed out that supply was being provided once in three or four days. Residents in several other wards also cited irregular distribution due to ongoing pipeline works and urged the authorities to ensure regular supply.

A senior Corporation engineer told The Hindu that adequate water was being maintained in the river intake well at Varadhanallur and that storage in the dam remained sufficient. There was no shortage at present and supply would continue without interruption, the official said, adding that water was being supplied to wards either daily or on alternate days. Officials said the southwest monsoon usually sets in Karnataka in early June, bringing substantial inflows into the dam, and added that a shortage was unlikely.