U. T. Khader asks Mescom to provide power connection to drinking water projects without delay

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Mangaluru MLA and Legislative Assembly Speaker U. T. Khader holding a gathering  successful  the bureau   of Deputy Commissioner successful  Mangaluru connected  Thursday.

Mangaluru MLA and Legislative Assembly Speaker U. T. Khader holding a gathering successful the bureau of Deputy Commissioner successful Mangaluru connected Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Legislative Assembly Speaker and Mangaluru MLA U. T. Khader connected Thursday instructed Mescom to supply energy transportation to drinking h2o projects successful Mangaluru Assembly constituency without delay.

Presiding implicit a gathering successful transportation with drought absorption and precautionary measures taken to look earthy disasters, successful the bureau of Deputy Commissioner astatine Praja Soudha, helium said immoderate h2o proviso projects person not been commissioned owed to hold successful energy transportation to borewells. The authorities has instructed energy proviso companies (ESCOMs) to supply energy transportation to drinking h2o projects without waiting for the deposit magnitude from the gram panchayats. The deposit magnitude should beryllium adjusted erstwhile the gram panchayats get authorities grant, helium said.

Mr. Khader said that portion formulating a drinking h2o project, section problems should beryllium understood and implemented accordingly. The task should beryllium adjuvant successful gathering the h2o request for the adjacent 30 years. If necessary, efforts volition beryllium made to get peculiar grants from the authorities for the projects, helium said.

The Speaker said that if piped h2o proviso during summertime is not possible, drinking h2o should beryllium supplied done tankers. Government is giving capable grants for drinking h2o management.

Monsoon issues

Mr. Khader asked section bodies to place flood prone areas successful beforehand and desilt storm-water drains including ‘raja kaluves’. Enough precautions should beryllium taken successful specified areas wherever earthy disasters occurred past year.

Chief Executive Officer of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Vinayak Karbhari said that the authorities has released an further assistance of ₹1 crore to the territory for drought absorption and drinking h2o supply. Each Assembly constituency has astir ₹ 12 lakh grant, helium said.

Published - May 07, 2026 07:30 p.m. IST

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