The Minister for Urban Development B.S. Suresh instructed the officials to take all measures to address drinking water needs of the people in the wake of monsoon failure and drought.
He was reviewing the programmes of local bodies coming under the Mysuru Division here on Friday, September 22, jointly with the Minister for Municipal Administration and Haj K. Rahim Khan.
Mr. Suresh said there was deficit rains in Karnataka with 195 taluks declared as drought-affected. Hence, the officials and the departments concerned should take all precautionary measures to address the drinking water requirements, he said.