Panel considers Rs 4 bn water project for Gulbarga

The screening committee of the Urban Development Department in Karnataka is considering the proposed Rs 479-crore drinking water project in Gulbarga city. The project envisages 24x7 drinking water supply to the entire city of Gulbarga. The project would be implemented once the Karnataka government clears it, Municipal Administration and Wakf Minister Qamar-ul Islam said. According to the project proposal, the requirement of 105 mld of water would be met by drawing water from the Bennethora dam. The water would be drawn by laying a new pipeline from Bennethora Dam at Harsur in Chittapur taluk and a new filter bed with capacity to filter more than 105 mld at a time would be installed at Salam Tekdi locality. The proposal for the project was prepared by the Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation (KUIDFC). At present, the major portion of the drinking water requirement is met by drawing water from the Bhima. In addition, water is drawn from the Bennethora. Technical viability of the project would be evaluated by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Islam said. After getting clearance from the screening committee and the evaluation by the IISc, the proposal would be sent to the Union government for financial assistance.