Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
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 …
The facility will develop and test new hybrid seed varieties, says MD Monsanto India’s Managing Director Amitabh Jaipuria at the launch of breeding centre in Chikkaballapur on Monday. With a tinge of frustration and anger, Monsanto India’s Managing Director Amitabh Jaipuria clarified that the breeding station inaugurated in Chikkaballapur on …
Karnataka has sought Rs 2,605.99 cr Citing that the drought situation in the State is indeed of a serious nature, the Central team which visited the State to assess the drought situation in December has opined that there is no exaggeration in Karnataka’s claims. Speaking to Deccan Herald, Bijay Kumar, …
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 …
Is diverting Yettinahole stream to bring water to dry districts the answer? At last, the State Government seems to be waking up to the hardship faced by the people of Chikkaballapur and Tumkur districts due to non-availability of drinking water. With no perennial source of water to the two districts …
The problem of lake encroachment is not restricted to Bangalore alone, but also extends to the neighbouring Chikkaballapur district, Minor Irrigation Minister Govind Karjol said here on Monday. In reply to a query raised by JD(S) legislator K P Bache Gowda at the Assembly, Karjol said of the 35 lakes …
Workers in the construction industry are in a state of unemployment as a result of the ban on sand transport in the district. Deadlock: The Ambedkar Bhavan in Chikkaballapur is still far from complete. (Right) Coolie workers, building workers and public and private contractors' union protested in front of the …
Rahul Belagali, Chikkaballapur, November 29, DH News Service : Although several developmental works have been undertaken recently in the city, the residents
Bangalore: The quiet charm of Nandi Hills makes it a must-go for day-trippers. It now appears to have caught the eye of the sand-mining mafia too. And their rapacious work is much in evidence as you head to the hills huge chunks of land have been scooped out, leaving behind …
Traffic congestion has assumed huge proportions in the City, in the aftermath of it becoming a district headquarters. There are four main roads in the City - Sir M V Road, TPO Road, B B Road and M G Road. Vehicular movement on all the four has become a challenge …
On Saturday night, the people of Chikkaballapur were treated with a very special play. The audience carried home the message of concern for environment conveyed aptly by the young artistes through the play -
Several organisations observed the World Envirnoment Day with festive fervour on Sunday in various places across Kolar and Chikkaballapur districts. Suhas Motors observed the Environment Day by distributing saplings to two-wheeler riders. The owner of the firm Narayanareddy said each vehicle owner should plant atleast 10 saplings every year as …
There seems to be no end to the miseries of mango growers this summer. Mango growers in Kolar and Chickaballapur districts are a worried lot. Already battered by unseasonable rain and drop in flowering of mango trees, mango growers in Srinivaspur are now worried over borer menace to the crop. …
The drinking water problem in ward no 22 in the city has aggravated. The people in this region have no choice but to walk long distances to collect water from farms. People collecting water from a well in a farm on the outskirts of Chikkaballapur. DH PHOTO Since the last …
As many as 236 villages in 13 districts of the State have been reeling under acute drinking water shortage. A sum of Rs 19 crore has been released to supply water through tankers to these villages. Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Jagadeesh Shettar said on Thursday said that depletion …
'The hardworking people of undivided Kolar with efforts have given gold, silk and vegetables to the State. The government should implement permanent irrigation scheme for the benefit these people,' said Chikkaballapur MLA Bache Gowda. People taking part in the rally organised by Shashwata Neerawari Horata Samiti pressing for permanent irrigation …
The City Municipal Council has acquired three tractors for management of solid waste and intends to buy an excavator and 16 tipper autos, informed CMC president M Prakash here on Wednesday. After flagging off the three new tractors, Prakash said the CMC would adopt scientific methods for the management of …
