Chennai residents can look forward to a stable water supply this summer as the city has enough storage in its reservoirs, according to Chennai Metrowater officials. A Metrowater official said the present supply of 645 million litres a day would be sustained during the next few months. The water supply would be stepped up to meet the enhanced demand in summer if necessary. About 1,200 tanker trips are being operated to supply water to uncovered streets in the city. The total storage capacity of the four reservoirs, Poondi, Cholavaram, Red Hills and Chembarambakkam, stood at about 8,763 million cubic feet (mcft) as against the full capacity of 11,057 mcft on Tuesday. The official said measures were being taken to ensure equitable distribution of water to various parts of the city. Residents of parts of Anna Nagar West and Villivakkam such as Bajanai Koil Street, however, complained that they were receiving murky water over the past few weeks. A resident of Thendral Colony, Anna Nagar West, said: "I filter the muddy water drawn from hand-pump twice before consuming it .' Responding to the complaints, an official said the problem in these areas might have occurred owing to a local fault, which would be attended to soon. Steps were being taken to check the water pressure and quality supplied through pipeline, including tail-end pockets. Maintenance Meanwhile, an additional amount of Rs.10 lakh was recently released by the State Government in response to a proposal sent by the Public Works Department to increase the grant for the maintenance of the city reservoirs. A PWD official said the annual grant for the reservoirs' maintenance was Rs.17.5 lakh a year. The proposal had suggested increasing the amount to Rs.55 lakh. The fund would be used to carry out minor works, including strengthening of parts of the bund and deweeding along the bund. About 250 cubic feet per second of water is being released from the Poondi reservoir to the one at Red Hills to execute repair work on the Kandaleru-Poondi canal upstream of the reservoir. As the canal is filled with surplus water from the Poondi reservoir, water was discharged to decrease its storage level, the official added.