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Gadkari offers Rs two lakh cr for Karnataka Road Projects

Gadkari offers ₹2 lakh cr for Karnataka Road Projects upon land acquisition

BENGALURU, Karnataka: Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, stated that…

Karnataka govt likely to break BBMP into smaller corporations BENGALURU, Karnataka: The Government of Karnataka plans to split the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Pallike(BBMP) into three to five corporations to increase the productivity and efficiency of the civic body. G Parameshwara, Home Minister, Government of Karnataka, stated that in order to improve the administration, dividing the civic body into smaller corporations would be a viable option. He said, “London is an example of a city with multiple councils that add high productivity to the civic body. Let us see how it goes.” Siddaramaiah, Chief Minister of Karnataka, met with the cabinet ministers to discuss several issues about the city and its infrastructure woes along with the move.

Karnataka govt likely to break BBMP into smaller corporations

BENGALURU, Karnataka: The Government of Karnataka plans to split the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Pallike(BBMP) into…

India's key water reservoirs at just 38 per cent ahead of this summer season: CWC NEW DELHI: Before the onset of the summer season, the live storage capacity in India's 150 primary reservoirs stands at a mere 38 per cent of their total capacity -lower than the average for the same period over the past decade, as per data provided by the Central Water Commission(CWC), Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India. Metropolitan cities like Bengaluru are already experiencing a deficit of approximately 500 million litres of water per day (MLD) compared to a demand of 2,600 MLD. Karnataka, along with other states, has recorded decreased storage levels compared to the same period last year. Bengaluru boasts 14,000 borewells, out of which 6,900 have run dry. Karnataka's Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, informed reporters that water bodies have either been encroached upon or have dried up. The city requires 2,600 MLD of water, with 1,470 MLD sourced from the Cauvery River and 650 MLD from borewells. Several other states, including Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Rajasthan, Bihar, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana (two combined projects in both states), and Tamil Nadu, have also reported diminished storage levels compared to last year. The total live storage capacity of these 150 primary reservoirs is 1,78,784 Billion Cubic Metres (BCM), constituting about 69.35 per cent of the nation's total live storage capacity. The published data indicated that the live storage available in these reservoirs is 67.591 BCM, representing 38 per cent of their total live storage capacity. However, during the corresponding period last year, the live storage available was 80.557 BCM, with an average of 72.396 BCM over the past decade. The Southern states - Andhra Pradesh, Telangana (two combined projects in both states), Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, monitors 42 reservoirs with a total live storage capacity of 53.334 BCM. Presently, the storage levels in the southern region are lower than those observed during the same period last year and also fall below the average storage over the past ten years. ,

Ahead of summer season, water storage in India’s key reservoirs at 38 per cent: CWC

NEW DELHI: Before the onset of the summer season, the live storage capacity in India’s…

Bengaluru water crisis deepens as all borewells go dry BENGALURU, Karnataka: Bengaluru is grappling with an acute water crisis due to depleting groundwater levels and a drought in the Cauvery basin. Around 100 taluks in Karnataka have been facing severe drinking water crisis and tankers have been pressed into service to supply water to residents. Shortage of drinking water is being supplied to 96 wards of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and 250 tankers have been deployed to mitigate drinking water requirements of the city. The increasing demand has led to soaring prices of water tankers in the IT hub and forced the state government in Karnataka to step in to regulate supply. The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, took stock of the situation by holding a video conference with Deputy Commissioner and Chief Executive Officers of Zila parishads and said 98 out of 236 taluks have been facing drinking water crisis owing to drought. The State had declared 223 taluks as drought-hit. CM further stated, “It is estimated that 7,408 villages and 1,115 wards in urban local bodies would face drinking water shortage. Agreements have been signed with owners of private bore wells to supply water to drought hit villages and towns.” The officials have been ordered to take steps for water supply in villages and towns through repair of government borewells, hiring of private borewells, and use of tankers. They have also been ordered to respond to the grievances of people by closely monitoring the social media tools.

Bengaluru water crisis deepens as all borewells go dry

BENGALURU, Karnataka: Bengaluru is grappling with an acute water crisis due to depleting groundwater levels…

BENGALURU, Karnataka: The Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah launched an ambitious scheme named ‘Shakti’ which is one of the five guarantee schemes that provides free travel to women on public buses in the state.

Karnataka CM launches one of the five guarantee schemes ‘Shakti’

BENGALURU, Karnataka: The Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah launched an ambitious scheme named ‘Shakti’ which…