Mangaluru : District minister U T Khader will be meeting chief minister H D Kumaraswamy about the water crisis prevailing in Dakshina Kannada district, especially in Mangaluru city, on Monday. With water rationing being in force, the water storage in Thumbe Dam can be supplied to the city till June 6-10, said U T Khader. […]
Hassan: Holenarasipur MLA H D Revanna has sought a release of Rs 5 crore for each Assembly constituency to tackle the drinking water crisis. He told reporters here on Thursday that despite declaring all seven taluks of the district as drought-hit, no funds have been released for the past two months. He said water table in […]
Udupi: District In-charge Minister Pramod Madhwaraj said that drinking water crisis should be considered seriously and necessary steps should be taken to address the issue at the earliest. Speaking at the quarterly progress review meeting of the Karnataka Development Programme here on Wednesday, the minister said that action should be taken on the report pertaining […]
New Delhi: JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday and apprised him of the water crisis in the Cauvery basin of Karnataka. Emerging out of the meeting, Gowda told reporters that he explained to the prime minister the current storage of water in reservoirs in Karnataka and the […]
Mangaluru : With the forced shut down of its operations in the wake of water crisis in April-May, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) is mulling over permanent solutions to check the recurrence of crisis again. MRPL Chairman D K Sarraf told media here on Saturday, “During the board meeting, there were apprehensions over water crisis in the future. […]
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the looming water crisis in the state due to the deficit monsoon rains. In a letter to Modi, Siddaramaiah explained with statistics how the state would face problems in the coming days. Water level in major reservoirs is low due to deficit rains […]
Mangaluru : People reeling under heat wave and acute water crisis heaved a sigh of relief as thundershowers accompanied with gusty winds lashed the city on Thursday evening. Bringing the mercury level down, the summer rain caught many returning home from work unawares. Though the spell of rain lasted about 45 minutes, it brought cheers […]
Mangaluru : Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim on Wednesday directed the Mangaluru City Corporation to ensure that all major construction activities in the city be stopped till May 31. The decision has been taken to save water being used for construction activities. At a meeting to review the water crisis in the city, he said that […]
Udupi : The MLA said on Saturday that the water-level at Baje reservoir currently has water up to 2.55 meter and last year it was 3.14 meter on the same day. The water level is decreasing owing to high evaporation level following scorching sun. He said Rs 50 lakh each for urban and rural areas […]
Mangaluru : The production of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. and Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. and industries under the special economic zone is likely to be hit as they will get water once in two days from April 20. At a meeting here on Monday to review the availability of water, Minister in-charge of […]
