Bellary city to get water from Tungabhadra reservoir

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsAs a measure to provide drinking water to Bellary city, District Minister Anand Singh informed that water will be released from the Tungabhadra reservoir through High Level Canal (HLC) on Monday.After a visit to the Allipur Lake here, he met the officials of Bellary City Corporation, TB Board, Irrigation Department, along with Deputy Commissioner Amlan Aditya Biswas at the DC’s office on Sunday morning.He asked Irrigation Minister Basavaraj Bommai to direct officials of the TB Board to release water through High Level Canal. Anand Singh said that he had brought the issue to the notice of the Irrigation Minister. He directed the officials of BCC to stop providing water to water bottling units who have multiple water connections. He also told the officials to initiate stringent action against these units. He also told the officials to identify private water tankers and direct them to utilise those tankers in supplying water. Stating that water from Allipur Lake cannot quench the thirst of the city even for 10 days, the Deputy Commissioner said that the city corporation is making the use of 36 water tankers. “Among the 375 borewells in the city, 10-15 of them are in working conditions ,” he said.first published:January 01, 1970, 05:30 ISTlast updated:January 01, 1970, 05:30 IST
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As a measure to provide drinking water to Bellary city, District Minister Anand Singh informed that water will be released from the Tungabhadra reservoir through High Level Canal (HLC) on Monday.

After a visit to the Allipur Lake here, he met the officials of Bellary City Corporation, TB Board, Irrigation Department, along with Deputy Commissioner Amlan Aditya Biswas at the DC’s office on Sunday morning.

He asked Irrigation Minister Basavaraj Bommai to direct officials of the TB Board to release water through High Level Canal. Anand Singh said that he had brought the issue to the notice of the Irrigation Minister. He directed the officials of BCC to stop providing water to water bottling units who have multiple water connections. He also told the officials to initiate stringent action against these units. He also told the officials to identify private water tankers and direct them to utilise those tankers in supplying water.

Stating that water from Allipur Lake cannot quench the thirst of the city even for 10 days, the Deputy Commissioner said that the city corporation is making the use of 36 water tankers. “Among the 375 borewells in the city, 10-15 of them are in working conditions ,” he said.