Mangaluru : Taking exception to Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim’s order on lifting the ban on supplying water to industries from the Nethravati, Mayor Harinath said on Friday that the water supply to industries would have to be stopped if the storage level at Thumbe vented dam dipped to 7 ft and below. Addressing presspersons at […]

Mangaluru : The water crises in the coastal city is likely to come to an end as the water level in Thumbe on Monday evening stood at 6.3 feet as against the maximum of 13 feet. The increase in water level can be attributed to the release of water from the Nekkilady Dam. As several […]

Mangaluru : The DC said, “The water-level in Thumbe vented dam is depleting.The Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) has taken measures to supply water through tankers to each ward by identifying water sources including open wells and borewells. As the district fails to receive sufficient rainfall, the underground water table was depleting in the district fast due […]

Mangaluru : The incident came to light when deputy commissioner paid a surprise visit to the spot on Monday. It was decided at a meeting convened on May 5, under the chairmanship of District In-charge Minister B Ramanath Rai to discuss on drinking water crisis in Mangaluru, to desilt the area around the jackwell. The […]

Mangaluru : The new vented dam being built across the Netravathi at Thumbe to augment water supply to the city is expected to be ready by this June, according to Mayor Jesinta Vijaya Alfred. Addressing a gathering after offering Ganga Puja at the existing dam on Friday, she said that the officials of the Karnataka […]

Bantwal : A 24-year-old driver of an LPG tanker died following an injury he suffered after the vehicle fell on its side at Thumbe near BC Road Junction on Sunday. The Bantwal Traffic police said that Jayaprakash (24) of Salem district in Tamil Nadu was taking a load of LPG from Mangaluru to Andhra Pradesh. […]