The Times of India       18.10.2010

Water supply in Bijapur will improve: MLA

BIJAPUR: Will the city get better roads and 24X7 water supply in the near future? Yes, according to MLA Appasaheb Patanashetty, who says water supply and infrastructure in the city will improve once the most ambitious Master Plan and Kannada Ganga scheme are implemented. While implementation of the Master Plan will commence after Deepawali festival, water project will be taken up soon with the available funds, the MLA said.

Patanashetty announced this at the Meet the Press programme organised by the Bijapur Reporters' Guild here on Monday. He felt implementation of the Master Plan is very essential for beautification and systematic development of the city. In the first phase of the plan, identification marking of the encroached public places on six major roads will be undertaken. With the implementation of Kannada Ganga scheme, all most all localities will get 24x7 water supply. For that purpose, action plan will be prepared at the state level, he said. As of now, funds totalling Rs 22 crore, kept aside for drinking water projects, will be utilised and the scheme will be implemented in selected four localities, he said.