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, …
Deputy Commissioner N Prabhakar on Tuesday directed the officials to prepare an estimate for the supply of drinking water for the next eight months. He was addressing the officials at a review meeting on the drought situations at his office here. He told the officials to prepare the blueprint for …
The public should use water effectively and know water management, said CMC Vice President V K Rajesh in a press release here. Staging protests, dharnas regarding water crisis are welcome but, the public should also see to it that drinking water is not used for other purposes, the Vice President …
Twelve persons of Patrahalli village in Mulbagal taluk have taken ill after drinking contaminated water. The villagers on Monday complained of vomiting and diarrhoea. They are undergoing treatment in the government hospital. A recurring issue The taluk health officials said that the incidents of water contamination have been recurring in …
Scores of people staged a demonstration here in front of taluk office on Monday, demanding to declare the taluk as drought-hit. Collective Demand: Farmers staging protest in Bagepalli, urging the government to take up drought relief measures in the taluk, on Monday. Former legislator G V Sriram Reddy is seen. …
Zilla Panchayat President M Srinivas has urged the government to declare the district as drought-hit and announce to a special package, as it has not received rain. Addressing the mediapersons here on Wednesday, Srinivas said, rain has continued to play truant in the district, bringing sowing activities to a grinding …
A day after the violence during the protest against supply of water from Markandaiah tank, the work on the project is being continued with police protection, from Tuesday. Meanwhile, a tenuous peace prevails in Budikote where the incident occurred. A reserve police vehicle and personnel of Malur police station are …
Police resorted to mild lathicharge to quell violence as the ruckus over felling a tree for road widening snowballed into a clash in Pathabagepalli village of the taluk on Friday. An undeclared curfew prevails in the tension-gripped village where a platoon of armed police has been stationed,in addition to local …
Tension prevailed at Pathabagepalli village in Bagepalli on Thursday when an argument broke out between the villagers and the land owner over a tree felling issue. The tree which was the bone of contention being felling using JCB machine at Pathabagepalli village in Bagepalli on Thursday. DH PhotoUnder the Employment …
Even as the City is reeling under acute water scarcity, a vital source of water located in the heart of the City is in a state of utter neglect. IN RUINS: Nagarakunte, a waterbody lies in a state of utter neglect in Kolar. DH photoNagarakunte, a waterbody adjacent to Nanjundeshwara …
The members of Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha have demanded to declare Bagepalli as a drought-hit region. The Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha members addressing a press meet here on Tuesday, said that there are no signs of rains till now and hence no agricultural activities have started much to the dismay …
One of the major steps involved in developing lakes was, providing detailed information to the Lake Development Committees, opined coordinating officer of the District Planning Unit Munegowda. He was speaking at a workshop organised on
Activists of Taluk Dalit Sangharsha Samiti unit staged a dharna in front of the taluk office here on Thursday demanding strigent action against officers allegedly in cahoots with the land mafia. The protesters alleged that the officers, hand in glove with land grabbers have fabricated documents to grab the grazing …
K Narasimha Murthy,DH News Service,Kolar: The district may have received heavy rains, but the problem of water scarcity remains. Residents desperate for water - both for drinking and agriculture- have dug thousands of wells, but to no avail. Due to gross negligence, the people of this region have to depend …
Members of the Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha, farmers, several farm labourers took out a protest march and staged a dharna, in Kolar on Thursday. Urging the authorities concerned to fulfil their various demands, the protesters took out a protest march, which began from the Travellers Bungalow and passed through the …
Works on Yaragol project that would provide permanent solution to water woes in Kolar district, have been suspended due to infighting among the elected representatives. Rs 30 crore worth pipes brought for this project work are lying disused near Omkarashrama on Kolar-Bangarpet road. Long-standing demand The district in the pre-independence …
Though Masti hobli has been allotted funds amounting to several crores under the Suvarna Grama Yojane, failure on the part of Zilla Panchyat officials has affected developmental works in the region, said Minister for Housing and Musrai S N Krishnaiah Setty here on Sunday. He was speaking at a programme …
The builders and strongmen do no bother about the rules and regulations in Kolar. Several years old drainage system is closed and constructed road over it. In several places buildings have been constructed over the drainage. It is not that the high officials are not aware of what are going …
The Karnataka High Court has granted an interim stay order to stop the granite quarrying being carried out by the Andhra-based KNR group near Aroor village in the taluk. Due to the illegal quarrying being carried out the houses in and around Aroor villages are developing cracks. Vessels and other …
