The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath directed officials to dig borewells in 58 areas which are reeling under drinking water crisis. Mr. Giri Nath said ₹131 crore has been disbursed to dig borewells in Mahadevapura, R.R. Nagar, Bommanahalli, Dasarahalli, and Yelahanka including 110 villages.
He was speaking after a coordination meeting held with Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) and BBMP which was chaired by Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Urban Development Department, Rakesh Singh.
Mr. Giri Nath said that they had identified 58 areas in the city that suffer from acute water crisis. Of the 58, 16 are in Mahadevapura, 25 in R.R. Nagar, five in Bommanahalli and three each in Yelahanka and Dasarahalli zones. He directed the officials to call tenders to dig borewells to supply water. He also told the BWSSB officials to dig borewells in Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants to keep the supply to the units intact.
