Water availability has become an important driver for facilitating economic growth in the state of Karnataka. As only 20% of water supplied is consumed and the balance 80% is wastewater, treatment and reuse of this wastewater will reduce the pressure to augment water supply from freshwater sources. The Government of …
Water availability has become an important driver for facilitating economic growth in the state of Karnataka. As only 20% of water supplied is consumed and the balance 80% is wastewater, treatment and reuse of this wastewater will reduce the pressure to augment water supply from freshwater sources. The Government of …
Hubballi: Plastic bags are still freely being used in the city, with no action being taken against fruit shops, vegetable shops and roadside tea stalls which are defying the ban. With stern action against using plastics in Hubballi-Dharwad since the past week by the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC), many commercial …
In a major relief to Karnataka, which is facing water shortage, the Centre on Monday signed a $100 million loan agreement with the World Bank for urban water supply modernisation project in the state. The drinking water problem has aggravated in the state in recent times due to drought as …
Belagavi: The huge roofs of state and central government offices in Belagavi will be transformed into electricity producing centres. Under the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) envisaged by the Centre in association with the state government, the Hubli Electricity Supply Company (Hescom) has identified 10 such offices where solar panels …
The World Bank has okayed a $100-million loan to provide 24x7 water supply to Hubballi-Dharwad. The green signal was given during a meet held on Monday and Tuesday in New Delhi between the WB and state urban development officials. T M Vijay Bhaskar, additional chief secretary (ACS), Karnataka Urban Development …
HUBLI :Environmental organizations have urged the state government take to task Harihar Polyfibers and Grasilene Industries for causing the alleged death of fish in the Tungabhadra river near Harihar. Durgappa Barki, president of Tungabhadra Parisara Samiti, told reporters in Ranibennur on Sunday that the Tungabhadra River Environment Management Committee (TREMC) …
The century-old Navalur lake, built in 1887 to meet the drinking water needs of surrounding villages and irrigation requirements of around 68 acres of land, may soon die if the indiscriminate discharge of drainage water into it is not stopped. Drainage water is polluting the lake water and also poses …
Land losers demand more compensation; acquisition delayed If everything goes by the plans of the officials of Hubli-Dharwad Bus Rapid Transit System (H-D BRTS), the people commuting between Hubli and Dharwad will be able to travel by swanky buses; alight and board at ultra-modern bus stands and reach their destinations …
MCC to install solar streetlights on trial basis. The much-delayed ‘solar city’ project is expected to make some headway soon as the Mysore City Corporation (MCC) has stepped up efforts in this direction, in association with government departments. As a first step, the MCC plans to install solar streetlights in …
The State government is likely to file an application before the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal seeking an interim order to utilise 7.56 tmc ft from Kalasa and Banduri canals for drinking water purposes for towns and villages in Hubli-Dharwad, Bagalkot, Gadag and Belgaum. Seeking an interim order from Mahadayi Water …
Tough luck if you want to take a leak when out on the street. Chances are that you wouldn't even find a public urinal. And if you are lucky enough to spot one, step in with caution. The twin city has a population of about 9 lakh, but there aren't …
The twin cities will soon say goodbye to mounds of garbage and sport squeaky-clean look within six weeks if the civic administration's plan comes through. The Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) has launched an initiative that involves cleaning up the whole city on Fridays. The cities with 10 lakh people spread …
Karnataka is setting up a Natural Calamities Relief Fund with a corpus of Rs 125 crore to reduce hardships of the people hit by such disasters besides meeting the demands of the affected districts. This will cover man-made disasters which are not covered under the Centre's state disaster response fund …
BANGALORE: The water levels in Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) in Mandya district and Almatti in Bijapur, the lifelines for drinking water and irrigation in the Cauvery and Krishna basins, have almost touched dead storage. Tackling the escalating water crisis will be chief minister Siddaramaiah's first challenge. In Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli-Dharwad and …
Is the PPP model going to work in the field of drinking water services? Mana-ging director Patrick Rous-seau of the French MNC giant Veolia India who has been providing 24x7 drinking water to the municipalities of Belgaum, Gulbarga and Hubli-Dharwad in Karnataka feels it is imminently possible. “We joined hands …
People who instal solar equipment to get 30 per cent subsidy Mysore and the twin cities of Hubli-Dharwad are among the 60 cities from across the country that have been included under the Union Government’s Solar City project, which aims to augment power generation from unconventional sources. Ministry of New …
The State government would extend the solar street light project to all parts of the State in the coming days, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar said here on Monday. Mahesh, an exhibitor from Hubli, displays a solar lamp, at ‘Solarcon India 2012’ in the City on Monday. Speaking at the inauguration …
Almost all departments ignore three-year-old GO Wondering why the State is facing a power crisis? Here’s another classic example of governmental sloth: The state’s public offices have failed to install power-saving equipment, despite it having been made mandatory, contributing to heavier power consumption in Karnataka.A government circular issued three years …
The answer to Delhi’s perennial water crisis could lie in two successful public-private partnership (PPP) models — one in Nagpur, Maharashtra, and the other in the twin cities of Hubli and Dharwad in Karnataka. Taking a cue from these two cities, the Delhi government has started work on involving private …
Kalasa-Banduri nala project envisages diversion of water from canal to Malaprabha The Kalasa-Banduri Horata Samiti, which is fighting for implementation of the Kalasa-Banduri nala project that envisages diversion of water from the Kalasa and Banduri Nala to Malaprabha river, has decided to meet Goa chief minister Manohar Parikkar and appeal …
