Karnataka Development Programme (KDP)

Hamlets in 22 GPs in Udupi dist. getting water through tankers

A sum of Rs. 1.2 crore released to tackle water problem in urban areas: Sorake

Vinay Kumar Sorake, Urban Development Minister, said on Monday that all efforts were being made to supply drinking water in areas facing water scarcity in Udupi district.

Addressing presspersons after the tri-monthly Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) meeting here, Mr. Sorake said that water through tankers was being supplied to hamlets in 22 gram panchayats — 11 in Udupi, 10 in Kundapur taluk and one in Karkala taluk — hit by water scarcity in the district.

The following are the gram panchayats getting water supply through tankers: Hemmady, Gulvady, Yedthare, Koteshwar, Haklady, Paduvari, Belve, Karkunje, Kirimanjeshwara, Byndoor (Kundapur taluk), Perdoor, Ambalpady, Katapady, Harady, Uppoor, Kallianpur, Karje, Kadekar, Majur, Kokkarne and Bairampalli (Udupi taluk) and Shivapura (Karkala taluk).

Both temporary and permanent measures were being taken to solve the drinking water problem. Nearly 95 per cent of the permanent works had been completed. In some places, only power connection had to be given to these projects. Some drinking water projects would be taken up under the Multi Village Scheme.

A committee under the Chief Executive Officer of the Zilla Panchayat would be monitoring the drinking water situation in the rural areas. A sum of Rs. 1.2 crore had been released to tackle water problem in urban areas of the district.

As far as sand extraction was concerned, five tenders had been floated for sand extraction in sand blocks in the non-Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) areas of the district. As many as 30 sand bars had been identified in the CRZ areas. Sand extraction was expected to begin on Wednesday.

There was a delay of a couple of months in clearing sand extraction proposals in the district as some clearances from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests were awaited. “We have urged the State government to allow the sand extracted in the district to be used for development works here,” he said.

Under the Swachch Bharat Abhiyan, over 5,000 toilets had been constructed in the district at a cost of Rs. 7.48 crore. It had also been decided to provide Solid Waste Management Plants to 19 gram panchayats in the district to help in garbage disposal.

Under the Gram Vikas Yojane, five selected villages in every Assembly constituency in the district had been given Rs. 26 lakh each for development works. As many as 120 houses had been sanctioned for the district under the Matsyashraya scheme, Mr. Sorake said.

Priyanka Mary Francis, Chief Executive Officer of the Zilla Panchayat, was present.

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