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Shimoga CMC approves Kannada Ganga scheme

Wednesday, 08 July 2009 05:55 administrator
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Source : The Hindu Date : 08.07.2009

Shimoga CMC approves Kannada Ganga scheme

Special Correspondent

Government to meet 60 per cent of the cost of project


NEW SCHEME: President of the city municipal council N.J. Rajasekhar (centre) at a special meeting of the council in Shimoga on Tuesday.

SHIMOGA: The special meeting of the City Municipal Council here on Tuesday unanimously approved the new Kannada Ganga Water Supply Scheme for Shimoga after a protracted discussion. The scheme envisages 24-hour water supply.

During the discussion, Congress councillors Yogish and Kashi Vishwanath expressed their doubts over the usefulness of the scheme for a city located on the banks of the Tunga river but which did not have adequate water supply even during the monsoon.

Congress councillor Mariappa pointed out that the Rs. 28-crore project to augment water supply launched four years ago was yet to be completed, and there was no guarantee that the new Rs. 195-crore scheme would be completed in the stipulated time.

Prasanna Kumar, another member, said that scheme should benefit all sections of society and not just the rich and the influential.

Bharatiya Janata Party councillor S.N. Channabasappa said it was a matter of satisfaction that Shimoga was among 11 urban centres chosen for the implementation of the Kannada Ganga scheme and thanked the State Government. He suggested that the resolution be adopted unanimously as its modalities had already been discussed thoroughly at the meeting held in Bangalore recently. He said that it was the responsibility of the Government to ensure that the scheme was implemented without inconveniencing citizens.

CMC president N.J. Rajasekhar, who presided over the meeting, allayed apprehensions about the usefulness of the scheme.

He said that the scheme would be completed in three years. The State Government would meet 60 per cent of the cost, financial institutions would contribute 25 per cent and the council would provide the remainder. The council then gave its unanimous approval to the scheme.

The council also approved the following projects: an arch at the main entrance of the Nehru Stadium, widening of the abutting the Nehru Stadium and road repair.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 July 2009 06:05
 

Acute water crisis stares at Karimnagar

Tuesday, 07 July 2009 07:17 administrator
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Source : The Hindu Date : 07.07.2009

Acute water crisis stares at Karimnagar

K.M. Dayashankar

Water level in LMD reservoir reaches 879.80 feet

Colonies on town outskirts are getting water once in four days

–Photo: K. M. Dayashankar

Alarming fall: The water level has depleted sharply in LMD reservoir in Karimnagar town causing concern to the municipal authorities.

KARIMNAGAR: The Karimnagar Municipal Corporation is likely to face drinking water problem with the depletion of water table in Lower Manair Dam (LMD) reservoir with the irrigation authorities releasing water from the reservoir to the neighbouring Warangal district through Kakatiya Canal for the past two days.

In order to meet the drinking water requirements of Warangal town, Minister for Major Irrigation Ponnala Laxmaiah instructed the authorities to release water from the SRSP reservoir and later from the LMD balancing reservoir to avoid water woes in Karimnagar town.

On the contrary, the irrigation authorities without releasing water from the SRSP to LMD, started releasing about 1,000 cusecs of water to Warangal from LMD reservoir.

Already, the water level in LMD reservoir reached 879.80 feet on Monday with storage capacity of 3 tmc. If the water level reaches 877 feet, the reservoir reaches dead storage with a capacity of only 2 tmc, thus causing inconvenience for the municipal authorities to lift water from the dead storage level to the filter beds.

Under this scenario, supplying water for domestic consumption becomes very difficult, say municipal authorities said.

TRS plea

TRS corporator S. Ravinder Singh said that people of Karimnagar town would suffer from acute drinking water shortage in spite of availability of reservoir as water would be supplied to Warangal.

He demanded the irrigation authorities to release water to the LMD reservoir from SRSP to meet the requirements of the town.

He also said that the municipal authorities would be forced to deploy on-line boosters to lift water from dead storage level, which would again be an extra burden on the corporation.

Meanwhile, Mayor D. Shankar said there would not be any problem as the irrigation authorities are closely monitoring the situation. He assured that the people of Karimnagar town would not have any water woes.

Meanwhile, the municipal officials claim that there is no shortage of water supply in the town.

However, several colonies on the outskirts are getting water once in four days and in slums, water is being supplied through tankers. Presently, the municipality is supplying 28 million litres per day in the town.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 July 2009 07:20
 

New plan for water conservation

Tuesday, 30 June 2009 07:38 administrator
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Source : The Hindu Date : 30.06.2009

New plan for water conservation

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Project will cover all Assembly segments in State: Minister

 

Project aimed at tackling water shortage KWA to have three divisions from July 1

Thiruvananthapuram: Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran on Monday announced a water conservation project for all the 140 Assembly constituency in the State.

It is intended to tackle water shortage in the State. Replying to a debate on the demand for grants for his department in the Assembly on Monday, the Minister said the programme would lay emphasis on tackling pollution of water resources, maintaining the quality of water and preventing over-exploitation.

He proposed an awareness programme and a plan of action to achieve the objectives. A meeting of legislators and local body representatives will be held on July 3 to work out the modalities of the programme.

KWA revamp

Mr. Premachandran said the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) would be divided into projects, supply and maintenance divisions as part of a revamp.

The new divisions would come into being on July 1. The projects division would deal with the conception and execution of drinking water projects.

He said the Rs.850-crore Special Project Assisted by Nabard (SPAN), spread over 36 drinking water schemes, was the government’s flagship project in the water resources sector.

Out of the 91 packages under SPAN, benefiting 27 lakh people, 48 had been approved and the rest would be re-tendered. Admitting to delays, the Minister said he was in consultation with the PWD and Finance Ministers to reform the manuals and codes concerned to expedite the tendering process.

The Minister presented an update of various projects, their revised commission dates and the present status. With regard to the JBIC scheme, rechristened JICA, local bodies had been entrusted with the task of restoring the roads that had been dug up.

Under the agreement, it was the responsibility of the contractor to complete the restoration work, but this had been amended owing to work-related complaints.

He was expecting a Rs.1,000-crore World Bank scheme for Jalanidhi.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 June 2009 07:42
 
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