The Times of India 24.08.2012
24x7 drinking water in 15 more wards
HUBLI: Chief minister Jagadish Shettar has said that approval has been given to extend 24x7 drinking water facility to 15 wards of Hubli-Dharwad on a budget of Rs 113 crore.
Speaking to reporters here on Friday, Shettar said that earlier 24x7
drinking water facility was confined to Hubli-Dharwad, but now we are
extending the facility to another 15 wards of the twin cities. Shettar
visited Hubli after visiting Gudisagar.
Shettar said that the
government has taken measures to tackle drought and farmers loans have
been waived. A circular will be sent to all co-operative backs within
2-3 days, the CM informed. "We have submitted a proposal for Rs 11, 400
crore to the central government for drought-relief programmes," he
added.
The central drought studies team will be in Bangalore on
Saturday, Shettar said. "I have already visited Dharwad, Bijapur,
Bagalkot, Koppal, Belgaum and Gadag districts to observe drought-relief
works. Next week I will visit drought-affected areas in Mysore and
Hyderabad-Karnataka region, he added.
