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Final decision on Kundamestri project likely on August 26

Thursday, 19 August 2010 08:01 administrator
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The Deccan Herald  19.08.2010

Final decision on Kundamestri project likely on August 26

Madikeri, August 18, DH News Service:

In the backdrop of the Centre denying to release funds for the ambitious drinking water project—Kundamestri, the state government has directed Madikeri CMC to submit a proposal on the project.

A view of Kootuhole in Madikeri

The decision was taken at a meeting of the Urban Development department Secretary Shambudayala Meena, Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation Managing Director Aravind Srivatsa, Karnataka Urban Water Supply Board Managing Director Sandeep Dave, MLA M P Appacchu Ranjan, CMC President P D Ponnappa, Commissioner K Srikanth Rao, Assembly Speaker K G Bopaiah in Bangalore.

It was proposed to implement the project at the cost of Rs 23.50 crore. In fact, Centre had assured to bear 80 per cent of the project cost in the begnning. However, later, the Centre denied fund. Now the estimated cost of the revised project has increased to Rs 30 crore.

It has been decided to undertake the project by State government and CMC releasing Rs 15 crore each. A meeting by the officials of Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation and Karnataka Urban Water Supply Board will take a final decision on the proposed project on August 26 at Bangalore.

A sum of Rs 2.06 crore had been earmarked by the CMC under Chief Minister’s Small and Urban Town Development Project for the proposed project.

Last Updated on Thursday, 19 August 2010 08:05
 

DC urged to provide land for development of Kesavinakere

Thursday, 19 August 2010 07:53 administrator
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The Deccan Herald  19.08.2010

DC urged to provide land for development of Kesavinakere

 

Koppa, August 18, DH News Service:

 

Koppa Town Panchayat has urged the Deputy Commissioner to sanction 35 acre land on the catchment area of the pond for the development of Kesavinakere. This will help in supplying water to the town.

 

A view of Kesavikere region on the outskirts of Koppa town.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Kesavinakere spreads in survey number 39, 40 and 35 of Addada village in the taluk. The water from Kotegudda collects in the kere. The Kesavinakere has good source of water and drinking water can be supplied to the town without spending much.  The former minister H G Govinde Gowda had prepared an action plan for the development of Kesavinakere and had sanctioned Rs one crore for the development. However, the project got delayed as some private persons filed a case on the encroachment. The sanctioned fund was utilised for the development Hirekere. Inspite of developing Hirekere, the Koppa town continues to reel under severe shortage of drinking water.

The Town Panchayat jurisdiction also includes Harandur and Bintravalli GP. The development of Kesavinakere will help in supplying water to all.

Last Updated on Thursday, 19 August 2010 08:27
 

7,000 km of Capital's water pipelines replaced in 10 years

Thursday, 19 August 2010 07:28 administrator
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The Hindu       19.08.2010

7,000 km of Capital's water pipelines replaced in 10 years

Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said that under phase-wise replacement of water mains across the Capital about 7,000 km of pipelines out of the planned 13,000 km have been replaced so far.

Replying to a query in the Delhi Assembly during Question Hour, the Chief Minister said that to streamline water distribution in the city, about 13,000 km of pipelines were proposed to be replaced. “In the last 10 years 7,000 km of pipes have been replaced,” she added.

“Now every year about 10 km of sewerage line and about 10 km of water lines would be replaced in every constituency,'' she said.

Thus it was revealed that about 1,400 km of pipes would now be replaced every year so that the entire work is finished in less than five years.

In a written reply to a question, the Chief Minister informed that at present 840 million gallons of water is treated and supplied every day.

Most of this water is obtained either underground or via rivers and then treated at the Chandrawal, Wazirabad, Haiderpur, Nangloi, Bhagirathi and Sonia Vihar water treatment plants.

With the present level of population, about 60 gallons of water per day is needed per person and so Delhi needs a supply of 1,050 MGD, she said.

As for the 102-km Munak Canal from Haiderpur, she said while work on the independent canal has been completed it now awaits supply of 80 MGD of water from Haryana to augment the supply of raw water to Delhi.

It was also stated that the Delhi Government has approached the Centre for constructing a dam on the Yamuna. A survey is also being done by the Central Ground Water Board and the National Hydrology Institute, Roorkee, for improving the quality of water of the Yamuna between Wazirabad and Okhla and making it potable.

Water re-cycling

In supplementary information it was stated that the Union Ministry of Urban Development has issued a notification under which “it has been provided that all new building plots of 100 square metres and above shall have provisions for rain water harvesting and water re-cycling has been made compulsory in all buildings having minimum discharge of 10,000 litres per day and above.''

It has been stated that “the recycled water is to be used for horticulture and other purposes'' and this has been endorsed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.

Last Updated on Thursday, 19 August 2010 07:30
 
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