{"id":503829,"date":"2024-03-06T13:17:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T07:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=503829"},"modified":"2024-03-11T15:18:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T09:48:47","slug":"bengaluru-water-crisis-dk-shivakumar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/bengaluru-water-crisis-dk-shivakumar\/","title":{"rendered":"DK Shivakumar vows to ensure adequate water supply to Bengaluru at any cost, says borewell at his house has also dried up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday vowed to ensure adequate water supply to Bengaluru at any cost. He acknowledged the water crisis in Bengaluru and said that his home\u2019s own borewell has dried up due to lack of rainfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The water crisis in Bengaluru has reached an alarming situation as borewells across the city have run dry. Residential societies are prompting residents to be cautious with their daily water usage. Private water tankers are charging exorbitant rates with some even demanding upto Rs 3000 for delivering water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Water crisis in Bengaluru.<br><br>Borewell at my house also dried up says Karnataka DCM DK Shivakumar. Water tanker was seen entering CM Residential office. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Water?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Water<\/a> crisis ! Over 3000 borewells in Bengaluru, including DCM residence have dried up. \ud83d\udeb1\ud83d\udca7 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WaterCrisis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WaterCrisis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bengaluru?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bengaluru<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FT1kkSZWHg\">pic.twitter.com\/FT1kkSZWHg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sagay Raj P || \u0cb8\u0c97\u0cbe\u0caf\u0ccd \u0cb0\u0cbe\u0c9c\u0ccd \u0caa\u0cbf (@sagayrajp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sagayrajp\/status\/1765074665788305773?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to the media, Shivkumar said some of the water tankers are supplying water for Rs 600, while others are charging upto Rs 3000. In order to standardize the pricing the Karnataka government has asked all water tankers to register with the authorities. Shivkumar said the prices will be fixed based on the distance travelled by the tankers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bengaluru water crisis | Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar says, &quot;We have identified that 50% of the borewells have dried up. There is a big problem. There are about 14,700 borewells in Bengaluru and 6,997 have dried up whereas around 7,784 are working. Water doesn\u2019t belong to\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JuIVxhGFI9\">pic.twitter.com\/JuIVxhGFI9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1764633648815280635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Deputy Chief Minister slammed the Modi government for stalling the Mekedatu reservoir project, which he believes will play an important role in decreasing Bengaluru\u2019s water crisis. Shivkumar said the Karnataka government has given instructions to officials to utilise water sources which are in the 15 km vicinity of urban areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WATCH<\/a> | Bengaluru, Karnataka: People struggle to gather water for their basic needs as the Silicon City area faces a severe water crisis. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mn5IqOSCcb\">pic.twitter.com\/Mn5IqOSCcb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1765013055551721541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Plans are being made to get water to Bengaluru from nearby towns such as Ramanagara, Hosakote, Channapatna, and Magadi using water tankers. Bengaluru is facing a serious water crisis. There has not been enough rain in the region which has caused the water level in the Cauvery river to drop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This shortage has not only impacted irrigation but has also created a drinking water crisis in some areas of the capital city of Karnataka. A housing society in Bengaluru\u2019s Whitefield area has decided to impose a fine of Rs 5000 over the misuse of drinking water and has deployed a security guard to monitor the situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shivkumar said some of the water tankers are supplying water for Rs 600, while others are charging upto Rs 3000. In order to standardize the pricing the Karnataka government has asked all water tankers to register with the authorities. 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