
Bengaluru water crisis | ‘Karnataka has not seen such a severe drought in 30-40 years’
The Hindu
Amid the acute water shortage in Bengaluru, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on March 11 the State had not witnessed such a severe drought in the past three-four decades.
Amid the acute water shortage in Bengaluru, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on March 11 the State had not witnessed such a severe drought in the past three-four decades.
"In the last 30-40 years we had not seen such drought; though there was drought earlier we had never declared such a large number of taluks as drought-affected," he told reporters in Bengaluru.
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"Wherever Cauvery river water has to be supplied, (it) is being done, but out of 13,900 odd borewells in Bengaluru, about 6,900 borewells have become defunct," he said.
Mr. Shivakumar said the government has taken "things under its control" and arranged tankers to supply water.

Representatives of rail travellers associations of Karaikal, Nagapattinam, and Mayiladuthurai and some members of political parties staged a demonstration in Tiruchi on Monday condemning the Southern Railway administration for “neglecting” the demands of the coastal towns of Karaikal, Nagore, Nagapattinam, and Velankanni with regard to train services.

Concerned about the rising instances of illegal borewell drilling, Whitefield residents are urging the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to coordinate and deploy personnel for patrolling the ward, at least on weekends. The demand comes in the wake of an increase in mercury levels in the city.