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New Delhi: Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda expressed concern that the problem of drinking water in Bengaluru is serious and Bengaluru water tanker mafia is extorting money from people.
Speaking about this in the Rajya Sabha, he drew the attention of the Central Government towards the problem of drinking water in Bengaluru city, one of the important cities of the country and the IT capital of India. He also asked the Central Government to solve the problem of drinking water. Appealed to give permission to Mekedatu project.
If Bengaluru’s water crisis is to be solved then permission for the Mekedatu project will have to be taken. He requested that all politics should be kept aside and support should be given to this project. All the governments ruling in the state have worked for the Mekedatu scheme. But no success has been achieved yet. The Karnataka government has submitted a proposal to the Center to approve the project. He demanded that the Central Government should give consent to this as soon as possible.
Concern about tanker mafia
Bengaluru city is developing tremendously. People from every corner of the country go there in search of employment. The former Prime Minister said that the problem of drinking water is very serious in the city of Bengaluru, which provides shelter to everyone.
16 TMC feet of Kaveri water is being supplied to Bengaluru with a population of 1.45 crore. However, this water is much less than the demand of the city. These armed tanker mafias are extorting money from people. ₹3000 for a tanker of water. How unfair it is that a family of just four has to spend ₹20,000 on water every month. Expressing concern, he said that this is a matter of concern.
In this background, everyone should keep politics aside and support the Mekedatu project. He said that if this project is implemented then this problem will be solved.
