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 …
P M Raghunandan, Bangalore, Apr 14, DHNS: Rise in prices of essential commodities may have scourged the middle class most, but they are not ready to consume the PDS (public distribution system) rice (also called ration akki) available at lesser price despite it being good quality. Consider this: The State …
District in-charge minister Dr Mumtaz Ali Khan has suggested farmers in the parched district to adopt scientific methods in agriculture. Mumtaz Ali KhanPresiding over a meeting of Agriculture Development Committee here on Monday, the minister said farmers in the drought-hit district were dependent on vagaries of weather and truant rains. …
The struggle for a permanent irrigation project to Kolar and Chikkaballapur districts gained momentum with the launching of two campaigns on Monday. Matter of water : Irrigation expert Dr Paramashivaiah launching postcard campaign in Kolar. DH PhotoAs many as 20,000 postcards addressed to Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa seeking permanent …
The District administration has been empowered to curb illegal sand mining and transportation in Chikkaballapur ,'District In-charge Minister Dr Mumtaz Ali Khan has said. Speaking at the meeting of Task Force on Prevention of Illegal Sand Mining and Transportation at Deputy Commissioner
Legislator K P Bachegowda has urged one person in every family to take part in the struggle for permanent irrigation facility in the district. Participating in the Janaspandana programme in Dibbur village in the taluk, he said:
The State government was avoiding its responsibility to provide permanent irrigation facility to the districts comprising dry land regions, observed MLA K P Bachegowda. MLA K P Bachegowda inaugurating a programme organised to mark the creation of
The people of Chikkaballapur and Kolar districts are reeling under the scarcity of water. Without irrigation facility, the farmers of both the districts are facing a lot of hardships, said Chikkaballapur district BJP President N M Ravinarayana Reddy. Speaking to mediapersons here on Wednesday, the BJP leader said both the …
Sheep are the gift to dryland farmers by nature which can yield returns within 1.5 years of investment, says Veerakempanna. Veerakempanna of Anoor village in Chikkabalapur district, like any other dryland farmer in Karnataka, unable to meet the ends with dryland farming alone, was supplementing his income by rearing some …
The work on raising the height of Jakkalamadagu reservoir to facilitate water supply to Chikkaballapur and Doddaballapur, is progressing at a fast pace. Work on supplying water from Jakkalamadagu reservoir to Chikaballapur and Doddaballapur is proceeding at a fast pace. The height of the reservoir is being augment storage capacity. …
The death of two labourers on Monday has brought the unabated illegal sand mining in the district into focus. Ramanji (36) of Gownasandra and Muddurappa (40) of Kallinayakanahalli were buried alive when they were engaged in sand mining in Alaganahalli village of Gauribidanur taluk on Monday. The families of the …
Kolar has a lead over Chikkaballapur in implementation of the ambitious Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Out of Rs 250 crore each released to both districts, Rs 150 cr has been spent in Kolar while it is only Rs 60 crore in Chikkaballapur district. NEW SHELTER Zilla Panchayat president …
Effective implementation of Right to Education Act is possible only with an integrated child survey that could create a data base with comprehensive details, said legislator K P Bache Gowda. Zilla Panchayat president Vinuta Srinivas inaugurating district-level child census in Kuppahalli village of Chikkaballapur taluk on Tuesday. Legislator K P …
Members of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene staged a protest on Monday demanding the curbing of illegal sand mining and nationalisation of mining. Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene members staging a protest in Chikkaballapur on Monday demanding the curbing of illegal mining in the State. …
Deputy Commissioner Anwar Pasha who reviewed the Jakkalm-adagu Dam renovation works on Saturday, said that works were going on in full swing and were expected to be completed before April 2010. Jakkalmadagu dam is one of the important source of drinking water to the Chikkaballapur city. Pasha said that by …
Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily said that emphasis should be laid to inter-linking at least two tanks in every gram panchayat under NREGS scheme. Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily reviewing the development works at the district-level officials meet in Chikkaballapur on Monday. Bagepalli MLA N Sampangi is also seen. dh …
District administration has called a meeting of officers and legislators to chalk out an action plan on redressing drinking water scarcity in the City, on Oct 27. The officers have been asked to attend the meeting with suggestions on clearing the encroachment of raja kaluve, desilting of water bodies and …
A special meeting of the ground water experts will be held in 15 days to discuss the steps to be taken to conserve water table in Chikkaballapur and Kolar districts. K H MuniyappaIt will be followed by a three-day workshop, announced Union Minister K H Muniyappa. Speaking to media persons …
Very few works have been taken up under National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in the taluk and there is a need to consider it seriously, said Taluk Panchayat executive officer Amaranath. Speaking at Janasapanada, a programme to take administration to doorsteps at Kannappanahalli in the taluk on Saturday, the EO …
The loss environment is the main reason for the depletion of groundwater in the district, noted Taluk Panchayat President K R Reddy. He was speaking after inaugurating