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 …
Rlys game for 2 of 3 proposals to minimise green damage The Hubli-Ankola railway project has cleared another hurdle with the Railways accepting two of the three recommendations of a committee comprising engineers of the Indian Institute of Science. The committee had been set up to suggest alternative routes for …
The Centre for Science and Environment, in a report, has tore apart the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)’s projection of facade of development with an unrealistic budge. The report brings out the City’s failure to manage its sewage and precious water. CSE director Sunita Narain aptly puts it, “Bangalore is …
The High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to appraise it about enforcement of the provisions of the Karnataka Groundwater (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act, 2011. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen and Justice B.V. Nagarathna passed the order while hearing a public interest …
The Delhi Jal Board, led by its chairperson Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, undertook a two-day programme this past week to highlight how a public-private partnership (PPP) programme being launched in Nangloi will bring round-the-clock water to each doorstep in the area and dismissed concerns that the water supply system was …
However, PPP model for effective utilisation of rivers, lakes will be encouraged The government today said there was no proposal for privatisation of water resources, but would encourage public-private partnership (PPP) mode for effective utilisation of the scarce natural resource. "Privatisation is not being done and it cannot be done," …
The city is lending a helping hand to Hubli-Dharwad, the second-largest urban spread in Karnataka after Bangalore. The Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (Cept) University has shown the way to the aggregation, which is suffering because of overloaded public transport service, by designing a BRTS for the twin city. …
NGOs, villagers set up purification plant to provide clean water at 10paise/litre Residents of Kadapathi Halliyal village in the taluk are a fortunate lot. They get purified drinking water at just 10 paise per litre, a study in contrast to people of other villages who cannot afford this luxury.The initiative …
Announcement comes at concluding session of ITS seminar The Union Urban Development Ministry will fund 80 per cent of the cost of preparing master plan/ detailed project report for intelligent transport system (ITS) in important cities across the country, including those in Karnataka. A senior Ministry official announced this at …
‘Outsourcing supply will see tariffs skyrocketing’ Day Two of the Bangalore World Water Summit saw a parallel summit being organised by Peoples Campaign for Right to Water, which sees a move to privatise water supply in the agenda of such meets. Activists from a cross section of society - including …
Union Minister of State for Railways K H Muniyappa announced that the State government had agreed to provide land for the construction of three new lines, for which the survey has been completed. Speaking to mediapersons after flagging of the augmented services of Bangalore-Hubli Janshatabdi Express at the Yeshwantpur railway …
A public body-monitored PPP project is the best bet for mismanaged urban water utilities PRASHANT GOYAL Urban water projects under public-private partnerships (PPP) evoke strong sentiments that hinge on scepticism and fear of privatisation. How far is this apprehension justified? The three key stakeholders for a water utility are consumers, …
Dust levels have gone up in mixed urban pockets Bangalore: Residential and commercial areas are more polluted than industrial areas in the City, which has the highest levels of both air and noise pollution. According to a study by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), dust levels with chemical …
Karnataka’s irrigation department has fast-tracked construction work to divert water from the Mahadayi river to the Malaprabha. The canal project is under dispute but the state’s water resources department is adamant that it is crucial to meet the drinking water needs of the twin towns, Hubli and Dharwad, that aim …
Hubli: The Karnatak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has urged the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) management to take up the issue of the new Hubli-Ankola railway line with the Union Government as it would benefit both. Members of KCCI told NMPT officials at the
Privatisation of water supply to households may increase prices, but it ensures clean drinking water for all Luis Miranda The debate over privatisation of water ended some time ago. Today we have no choice
The State Government has taken up survey of land with modern equipment in Bellary, Mysore, Hubli, Dharwad and Shimoga districts on a pilot basis. The survey would rectify the anomalies in land records. Revenue minister Karunakara Reddy, at a press conference in Bangalore on Thursday, said the survey would be …
Nagesh Prabhu The Karnataka Government has decided to extend the 24x7 water supply scheme from a few select wards to the entire city corporations of Hubli-Dharwad, Belgaum and Gulbarga. After the successful execution of the continuous water supply project in 27 wards of three city corporations, the Karnataka Urban Infrastructure …
Mahesh Kulkarni / Hubli-dharwad July 24, 2009, 0:13 IST Karnataka project does wonders with water service management Sundaramma, a 45-year-old daily wage earner in the Bengeri locality of Hubli, in Karnataka, has begun to take home Rs 400-500 more every month. Head of a family of six, she no longer …
Two more dengue deaths have been reported in last 24 hours in the twin-cities, taking the toll to three in the last one month. Chandana Honnannavar, of Ambedkar Colony in Hubli died at a private hospital on Thursday morning. She was not well since last Sunday, and was being treated …
