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New 40mld Cauvery Water 4th stage 2nd phase

10 December 2012 - 5:10pm — psaram42

 

This new Cauvery water line laying is completed. To day there was a ceremony organized by MLA Raghu in his constituency. This water tank is situated on the Suranjandas road. Click here [1]

 

Can Sheila Dikshit make a success of water supply outsourcing?

21 July 2012 - 6:41pm — murali772

Spurred by the success of power distribution privatisation in Delhi (check this), the Sheila Dikshit government is looking seriously at privatisation of water distribution also.

BWSSB valveman and ways to tackle him

20 July 2012 - 12:23pm — murali772

The following are the comments on the subject by OneBeangaluru google-group members. I thought Prajagalu may want to contribute to the deabate and hence this blog.

Opening comment by Purushoth:

JUSCO kicked out of water supply in Mysore

8 April 2012 - 7:33pm — Public Agenda
Water

So finally the exclusive rights of JUSCO for water supply have been removed. But it was the CM who had to make the call.

Can we find out more about why? Because this is exactly the way usurious profits are made.  and water is not a place where profits should be made. Water is a basic human need. Please refer:

Bangalore Water Supply in Summer

22 March 2012 - 9:37am — Ravi_D
Water

Came across this piece trying to get some info on rainwater harvesting ideas.By ZenRainMan on the Rainwater Blog - Bangalore - the water in summer. 

Some good advise. Makes a lot of sense. But how long will it be before our actions start making sense too?

 

Draft National Water Policy (2012)

22 February 2012 - 2:30pm — murali772
Water

Here is the link to announcement of the release of the "Draft National Water Policy (2012)" by Ministry of Water Resources on 31-January, 2012 15:11 IST  - open for comments till 29th February, 2012.

The draft policy document is attached.

JUSCO fined 2.5 crores

21 February 2012 - 12:51am — Public Agenda

The Commssioner Mysore CC Mr Raikar is quoted (19-2-2012) as saying that  JUSCO was trying to loot the MCC at every stage. it has already been fined RS 2.5 crores for non -perofmance and it is inept, and inexperienced after 3 years to deal with public and elected reps complaints every month he says.

Can we hope the politicians are now serious about tackling the impending water crisis?

2 February 2012 - 5:44pm — murali772
Water

Politicians who participated in the discussion were in support of the proposal and praised CPP and BET's efforts in bringing a serious problem to limelight and planning a strategy to fight it. Politicians appeared to be united at the meeting to resolve the imminent crisis.

Study - Water Conservation only way forward!

25 December 2011 - 6:49am — kbsyed61
Water

According to, DNA India, a recent study by former senior geologist KC Subhash Chandra and senior geologist GV Hegde with the state department of mines and geology, once again fortifies the fact that 'Water Conservation' is the only way forward for Bengaluru's water ne

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