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Government forms special team to check illegal borewells in Bengaluru

Government forms special team to check illegal borewells in Bengaluru
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Unlawful drilling: Protect our groundwater, please

Very soon, there won’t be any water left. The sole purpose of the KGWA’s existence is to protect the groundwater and prevent its misuse. The minister in charge needs to convene an emergency meeting to review why KGWA is so delinquent, added Anirudhan.

The Sunday Read: Rock bottom

Locals allege the shortage is due to hundreds of illegal borewells that have mushroomed to sustain hundreds of commercial establishments. According to the Karnataka Groundwater Regulation Act, no person shall, without obtaining permission from the appropriate authority, sink a well for any purpose within the area of an over-exploited watershed.​

Restrictions on drilling borewells in Gundlupet taluk

Restrictions on drilling borewells in Gundlupet taluk Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The district administration of Chamarajanagar has imposed restrictions on drilling borewells in Gundlupet taluk consequent to a report by the Directorate of Ground Water that the water table was depleting due to excessive usage. Deputy Commissioner M.R. Ravi said that no fresh permissions will be issued to drill borewell unless it was accompanied by clearance from the district ground water authority. He said the Directorate recently conducted an audit of the ground water usage as per which Gundlupet taluk figures poorly with excessive usage. He said it is mandatory for the public to register themselves with the local ground water authority and seek their permission failing which they will be liable to be penalised. Any new borewell to be drilled in the notified areas for augmenting community drinking water requirements too should be backed by permission from the appropriate authority,

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