The Hale Unduwadi Drinking Water project fast taking shape in the upstream of the KRS will cater to the needs of Myusru with a projected population of 50 lakh for the next 60 years.
The government has sanctioned ₹350 crore for the project which has a planned capacity to pump 900 million liters daily (MLD) of water catering to Mysuru and 193 other villages in the vicinity.
The elected representatives including Mysuru MP Pratap Simha and Chamundeshwari MLA .G.T. Deve Gowda paid a visit to the project site on Thursday and urged the government to sanction ₹545 crore for the project so that its implementation was not further delayed.