Amidst the threat of drought looming large over Karnataka, the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department is planning to take up mapping of all the water sources in an effort to tackle the dry spell more effectively. It is perhaps for the first time that the State is taking up such a comprehensive data collecting exercise related to water sources.
RDPR & IT/BT Minister Priyank Kharge told The Hindu that a water audit committee, comprising experts from various organisations, would be formed for the exercise.
The Minister explained that now various government departments and public sector organisations had their own data related to water sources, but were working in silos. They could all be brought together through the water audit committee, he noted.
