Dr T V Ramachandra, lead scientist at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), who had warned the government in 2015 of the dangers of supplying poorly treated water, to Kolar insists that it is politicians who are to blame for the KC Valley project mess. The annoying part, he says, …
Minister draws flak for preferring Ettinahole over Paramashivaiah Report The agitation for water is likely to intensify in the coming days as various agitation committees in Chikkaballapur and Kolar are set to protest for the cause, following the visit of Minister Veerappa Moily to Bagepalli. Farmer leaders address a press …
Groundwater over exploited in 77 of the 123 drought-hit taluks, it suggests Politicians may be falling over each other to visit drought-hit areas and score brownie points. But what matters now when 69 per cent of the total 176 taluks in the State are reeling under drought is to judiciously …
The State government has decided to supply drinking water to Bijapur and Chitradurga districts from reservoirs under the ‘Kannada Ganga’ water supply scheme in the coming days, said Minister for Law, Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Suresh Kumar. Speaking with mediapersons here on Tuesday, he said this apart, the government …
A megawatt scale grid-connected photovoltaic power plant was commissioned on 27 December 2009 in Yalesandra in Kolar district in Karnataka. The Yalesandra plant is one among more than 20 such Megawatt size solar power plants in India during the past few years. The performance of this plant during its first …
The Karnataka Government has made budget provision of Rs 110 crore for watershed and soil enrichment (‘BhooChetana') project, for the year 2012-13, which is being implemented in collaboration with the International Crops Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics (Icrisat). Mr Suhas P. Wani, Programme Director - Resilient dry land Systems, …
The Union government has released a sum of Rs 868 crore to take up minor irrigation projects in the drought-affected taluks of the State. The State government had submitted a proposal to take up about 493 different minor irrigation projects in 81 drought-affected taluks at a cost of Rs 685 …
25 acres for Amritanandamayi Trust to set up hospital, medical college The State Cabinet on Thursday went on a land allotment spree sanctioning prime real estate in different parts of the State to private players and government agencies for commercial, industrial and residential purposes. Briefing reporters after the meeting, Higher …
The State Forest department has decided to grow over 20 lakh sandalwood trees on 2,000 acres of land at a cost of Rs 50 crore in nine districts of the State. Forest Minister C P Yogeeshwara told mediapersons on Monday that the project, implemented in Mysore on a pilot basis, …
The residens of this village are loosing sleep religiously for water. Hundreds of pails and pots line up in front of the taps as night gets deeper and people even fight for water at the dead of the night in Muduvatti village. Muduvatti, with a polulation of 1937, most of …
Peerzada Abrar tracks a firm developing sustainable energy solutions and services to under-served households and businesses Fifteen-year-old Shailaja C does not have to inhale toxic fumes from kerosene lamps anymore each time she sits down to study. A student of the Government High School in Kyasamballi, a remote village in …
MLC asks DC to ensure smooth acquisition in Vemagal Farmers have demanded a compensation of Rs 50 lakh per acre for their land notified for acquisition by the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) for the Vemgal Industrial Area in the taluk. V R Sudarshan, MLC, who submitted a memorandum …
CM asks farmers not to be wary of global summit The State Government will not dole out fertile farm land to investors at the upcoming Global Agribusiness and Food Processing Summit scheduled for December 1 and 2, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda has said. “Let me assure the farmers …
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 …
Commercial use of groundwater, especially in Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Kolar and Chikkaballapur districts, will soon become a costly affair. The state government is contemplating imposing a flat rate of Rs 30 to 40 a kilo litre of ground water extracted for commercial purposes by metering the extraction. In the …
Govt proposes fixing meters to pumps to check over extraction Commercial use of groundwater, especially in Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Kolar and Chikkaballapur districts, will soon become a costly affair. The state government is contemplating imposing a flat rate of Rs 30 to 40 a kilo litre of ground water …
The Centre has cleared a proposal for laying a six-lane expressway between Bangalore and Chennai, where vehicles can zoom at a speed of up to 120 kmph. The expressway, the first of its kind in the country, will be built with public-private participation on a build-operate- transfer (BOT) basis and …
Kolar, Bangarpet, Srinivaspur among 70 drought-hit taluks in the State The State government has declared Kolar, Malur and Bangarpet taluks drought-hit. The scanty rainfall is estimated to cause huge crop loss in the district. Ragi sown prior to the monsoon is in the stage of developing ears. However, lack of …
International airport at Devanahalli triggers real estate boom Unbridled construction activities in the vicinity of the Nandi Hills in the district has endangered the fragile ecosystem of the hill station. The Nandi Hills, a witness to several historic events, is considered one of the prominent hill stations in South India. …
Focus will be on diagnosis and treatment of cancer, diabetes The State health department will initiate preventive and treatment measures for cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and stroke in Shimoga and Kolar districts from July, under a Centrally-sponsored pilot project. Funded by the Union Health Ministry under the National Rural Health …
Lottery to identify beneficiaries of the land improvement grant scheme Not the vagaries of nature, but chance will play a major role to identify beneficiaries, who have applied for benefits of the State Government
