Hassan, Sep 6 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday inaugurated the first phase of Rs 23,000 crore Yettinahole Comprehensive Drinking Water Supply Project at the Bykere Doddanagara Pump House in Karnataka's Hassan district.
After the inauguration, the chief minister said that the second phase of the project will be completed by 2027, ensuring drinking water supply to lakhs of homes across seven districts.
As many as 75.59 lac people in 38 towns and 6,657 villages will benefit from this project while 527 tanks in the seven districts will be filled with 9.953 TMC of water.
"Yettinahole is a two-phase project. The first phase has been inaugurated. The second phase will be completed by 2027, and the entire project will be successfully implemented. This project will benefit lakhs of people. Drinking water will reach the homes of people in seven districts, and several lakes will be filled," he said.
"The foundation stone for Ettinahole was laid during my tenure. I inaugurated the first phase of the project, and I will inaugurate the second phase as well. We will complete the project and ensure the drinking water supply. We will fill the lakes; this is a guarantee," he promised.
Deputy Chief Minister and Water Resources Minister D. K. Shivakumar, along with Ministers Rajanna, M. B. Patil, G. Parameshwara, K.J. George, and MLAs and elected representatives from five taluks, as well as senior departmental officials, were present on the occasion.
Siddaramaiah laid the foundation stone for the project on March 5, 2014.
The project was delayed due to technical glitches.
"The project is 252.87 km long, of which 164 km of work has been completed. Work on the 25.87 km canal is in progress. The works after 42nd km were affected due to forest land acquisition and hence it has been planned to supply water to Vani Vilas Sagar through an escape canal," Shivakumar, who also holds the portfolio of Irrigation Ministry, had said.
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Rajan, Mangalore
Sat, Sep 07 2024Mineral water could have been supplied at this cost .. to all districts .. free of cost .. Add environment damages.. cost .. other long term damages ..Wayanad one remembers
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Sense_shetty, Kudla
Sat, Sep 07 2024It’s a black day for the living entities downstream and a major setback for Dakshina Kannada district. If Tulu Nadu had been a separate state, we might not have witnessed this outcome. A similar attempt was made by Karnataka to divert an inflowing river towards Goa, but the Goa government took the matter to court and won
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Vincent D'Souza, Belthangady
Sat, Sep 07 2024Well done Honorable Chief Minister. Each Project executed by your Government, will sew the mouths of BJPs' worthless guys? Long live Siddaramiah.
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Sunil, Mangalore
Sat, Sep 07 2024There will be lots of mouths thirsty for water , just wait till next summer.
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CA Ned DCunha, Mangalore/Chikmagalur
Sat, Sep 07 2024An Ambitious project supplying drinking water to millions of people. Hope the ecology & interest of Dakshina Kannada people is not harmed.
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John Tauro, M'lore
Sat, Sep 07 2024Ecology has already been damaged the effects of which can be felt during summer.
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Sunil, Mangalore
Sat, Sep 07 2024Both congress and BJP used a strategy of selling Dakshina Kannada water to other places like Doddaballapur and to win vote bank favour from people. These parties actually dont care about DK. The project is a massive ecological disaster. The streams run dry due to this project causing aquatic spawning creatures to loose their off spring. Wonder who prepared the Environment Impact Assesement Report for this project.
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Anil, Mangalore
Sat, Sep 07 2024Looks like we will have a severe drinking water crisis next summer!!!!
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