Lad tells officials to ensure there’s no water shortage in summer
Labour Minister and district in-charge Santosh Lad has directed local officials to monitor water supply and prevent drinking water shortages in all villages and towns until the end of summer. He emphasized continuous oversight during a Karnataka Development Programmes review meeting in Dharwad. Officials are tasked with ensuring uninterrupted supply, particularly in areas dependent on borewells. The directive follows concerns over water availability in 15 villages across multiple taluks.
- ▪Santosh Lad, Labour Minister and district in-charge, instructed tahsildars and taluk panchayat officers to monitor water supply continuously.
- ▪Officials must ensure no village or town faces drinking water shortage before summer ends.
- ▪The review meeting was held under the Karnataka Development Programmes in Dharwad.
- ▪Drinking water is currently supplied through 17 borewells in 15 villages across several taluks.
- ▪The directive aims to proactively address potential water scarcity during peak summer months.
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Directing tahsildars and taluk panchayat executive officers to continuously monitor the water supply situation in their respective areas, Labour Minister and district in-charge Santosh Lad has told the officials to ensure that no village or town in the district faces shortage of drinking water until summer ended.Chairing a progress review meeting under Karnataka Development Programmes (KDP) in Dharwad on Monday, Mr. Lad pointed out that drinking water is being supplied through 17 borewells in 15 villages across various taluks.
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