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Daijiworld Media Network

Bengaluru, Jan 11: Deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar, who is also heading the Bengaluru development ministry, has instructed BWSSB and BDA officials to supply Cauvery water to the residents of Bengaluru South assembly constituency in the next 3 to 4 months. 

Speaking at the public grievance redressal programme ‘Government at Your Doorstep’ near Yelachenahalli in Bengaluru on Thursday, he said, “MP D K Suresh has raised the issue of drinking water and traffic congestion in the area. It is the conviction of Suresh to provide drinking water to the people of the region. I will instruct the officials of BWSSB and BDA to prioritise Cauvery water for the area in the next 3-4 months.” 

He said the people come to us when they don’t get solution to their problem anywhere else. “Instead of you coming to our doorstep, I have brought the government to your doorstep. We will be redressing people’s issues in all the assembly constituencies of Bengaluru,” he noted. 

Shivakumar said there are about 500 officials to attend to your grievances today. Before handing over your grievances, you must register them at the designated counters. Officials will be able to revert to you if you leave your phone numbers on the appeal. We may not be able to resolve your issues in one day, but we will try to resolve your grievances within the legal framework in a time-bound manner. 

“Shivakumara Swamiji once said, ‘Don’t try to become a great man but try to become a good man and then you will automatically become a great man’. I believe people’s work is God’s work,” he said.

There is a need to provide an alternative route for the 18-km stretch in Bengaluru south assembly constituency, he said, adding that efforts are on to revive an old BDA proposal to provide connectivity between Kanakapura and Electronic city.