By April 6th TEPCO had managed to staunch the leakageof highly contaminated water from one of the damaged reactors that had produced levels of radioactive iodine 7.5m times the legal limit in one sample of seawater.
While the source ofwater currently received by the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation is filtered, sewage leakage and the poor management of waste often contaminates drinking water on its way into the homes.
"The continuing impact and heightened risk of drought in the South, as a consequence of climate change, highlight the importance of our emphasis on leakage management, water efficiency and demand management, " it said.