Bengaluru water crisis - Borewell at my Home also Dried up says Deputy CM
On Tuesday, DK Shivakumar, the deputy chief minister of Karnataka, pledged that the government would do everything it took to guarantee Bengaluru had a sufficient supply of water. Speaking to the media on Tuesday, DK Shivakumar said that there is a water crisis throughout Bengaluru and that his home's borewell had dried up. The deputy chief minister declared, "We will ensure water supply to the city at any cost, despite the dire water crisis we are facing."
Borewells in Bengaluru have dried up as a result of insufficient rain, creating a serious water shortage. Residents of residential societies have been instructed to use water sparingly on a daily basis. Several private water tankers are charging homeowners outrageous prices to bring water in the midst of the crisis. Shivakumar commented, "Some of the tankers are asking up to Rs 3,000 for water, while some are just costing RS 600. We have requested that all water tankers register with the government in order to standardise the cost. The tankers' journey distance will determine the set prices."
Additionally, the deputy chief minister lashed out at the Centre, charging it of holding up the Mekedatu reservoir project, which could provide Bengaluru with clean water. "Securing Bengaluru's water supply was the primary reason we started the Mekedatu project. Despite our insistence with our padyatra to the Centre to approve the Mekedatu project, the Centre has not done so. Given the seriousness of the situation, the Centre need to at least authorise the initiative immediately," he stated.
"The topic of the drought was discussed by the Chief minister, the minister of Revenue, the minister of RDPR, and other ministers. We have directed the officials to deliver water to urban areas by using water sources located within the 15 km radius surrounding cities. In a same vein, water tankers were to be used to transport water to Bengaluru City from places like Hosakote, Channapatna, Magadi, and Ramanagara ".