Amid din created over water woes by Opposition members and objection raised by the ruling party, the monthly council meeting of the Hubballi Dharwad Municipal Corporation gave approval to the water budget for 2024-25 in Hubballi on Thursday.
The ₹2.81 crore surplus water budget was presented by chairman of the Standing Committee on Taxation and Appeals Mallikarjun Gundur on behalf of the Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation (KUIDFC), which is also the executing agency for extending the 24 x 7 water supply project for the twin cities.
Tabling the budget in the council meeting, Mr. Gundur said that they are expecting a revenue of ₹281.79 crore against an expenditure of ₹278.99 crore for the 2024-25 fiscal.
