Accusing some of politicising the water crisis in Bengaluru to criticise the government, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on March 11 said that Karnataka was facing the worst drought conditions in the last 30 to 40 years.
“There is no shortage of water in areas serviced by Cauvery water. Those areas dependent on borewells have been facing crisis as borewells have dried up. The government has taken adequate steps to mitigate the problem,” he told presspersons here on Monday. Of the 13,900 borewells in Bengaluru, 6,900 borewells have dried up creating water shortage, he said, adding that water is being supplied through tankers in affected areas.
