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Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar connected Thursday said Karnataka has not been capable to utilise its stock of h2o of rivers owing to inter-State h2o disputes, and sought practice from neighbouring States for an aboriginal solution of disputes.
Delayed projects
Speaking astatine a relation organised to launch Neeriddare Nale (water is future) crossed 525 grama panchayats successful 27 taluks of 15 districts for the extortion of groundwater, Mr. Shivakumar, who besides holds the Water Resources portfolio, said Krishna, Cauvery, Tungabhadra, and Mahadayi stream h2o disputes led to hold successful the implementation of projects. “I americium not satisfied with the advancement of irrigation projects successful the State,” pursuing inter-State stream disputes, helium said.
He said lone farmers of Kolar and Chikkaballapur districts person been much alert of the worth of h2o than farmers of Mandya and the radical of Bengaluru. Despite the shortage of water, farmers of Kolar and Chikkaballapur person been producing fruits and vegetables and supplying them to Bengaluru, helium said.
Judicious use
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah called upon the radical for judicious usage of h2o and told the Minor Irrigation Department to make consciousness astir usage of water. The booklet, which was released astatine the function, has information and information, the Chief Minister said, and helium suggested to the section to administer it crossed the State.
The State has been facing drought each 4 to 5 years. There are much than 37 lakh borewells and an equal number of amerciable borewells, helium said.
Minister for Minor Irrigation, Science and Technology N.S. Boseraju said the inaugural aimed astatine laying a beardown instauration for a water-secure and prosperous Karnataka by reviving earthy and accepted h2o sources and improving groundwater levels.
