Deputy chief minister and revenue minister G Parameshwara Chitradurga: Deputy chief minister and revenue minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said that most reservoirs in the state have reached critically low levels and nearly 80% of lakes have dried up, raising serious concerns over drinking water availability amid the prevailing drought conditions.He was speaking at the…
Shivamogga: In light of the intensifying El Niño effect across the state, and water inflows into reservoirs dropping to near zero, the Tunga Dam executive engineer has urged farmers not to cultivate any kharif (monsoon) crops relying on reservoir water this season.The official instructions come after Bhadra authorities issued a similar caution last week. The…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka state election commission (SEC) has directed deputy commissioners of all districts to appoint election officers (EOs) and assistant election officers (AEOs) for the forthcoming gram panchayat elections, marking the beginning of administrative preparations for the rural local body polls.In a recent communication to the DCs, the SEC said each gram panchayat should…
Shillong: Meghalaya witnessed an ‘alarming rainfall deficiency’ of over 80% in June, chief minister Conrad Sangma cautioned, calling the situation an “existential crisis”.Highlighting the gravity of the situation, he said, “Climate change is no longer a future challenge; it is our present reality. While forecasts may change, preparedness cannot wait. We must strengthen our resilience…
Chennai: In a bid to weed out corruption and plug loopholes in the tender procedure, the state municipal administration and water supply (MAWS) department has directed the local bodies not to seek site visits and machinery certificates during tenders. Contractors had been long complaining about these two conditions, which were used by officials to arm-twist…
Hassan ZP, CEO, said that priority would be given to resolving drinking water problems in every village across the district Hassan: Hassan zilla panchayat’s newly appointed chief executive officer, Shubham Shukla, said his priority is to address drinking water issues and drive development in the district.Shukla took charge at the ZP office on Thursday and…
