Minister for Minor Irrigation J.C. Madhuswamy on Saturday said that Karnataka government has taken up projects in different parts of the State to fill up lakes to recharge the ground water table.
Speaking to reporters after launching a lift irrigation project to fill up 23 lakes in Eerappana Koppal and Maidanahalli in Mysuru taluk on Saturday, Mr. Madhuswamy said that the government has taken up projects in various parts of the State to fill up lakes to ensure that the ground water table improves. “Our aim is to recharge the ground water. When a borewell is sunk, water should be available at 300 to 400 feet against the present 1,000 to 1,200 feet,” he said.
Listing out the projects taken up by the government, Mr. Madhuswamy said that a ₹200-crore project has been taken up to fill water tanks in Kollegal, Gundlupet and Hanur from the Kabini river. Similiarly, three such projects has been taken up in Tumkur, two of which are underway. Projects to recharge groundwater has also been taken up in Dakshina Kannada and Uttara Kannada districts, he said.
