K C Valley Project: JD(S) MLA shows bottle with discoloured water in K'taka Assembly
Bengaluru, Mar 10 (PTI): Demanding tertiary treatment of water under the K C Valley project that pumps treated sewage water from Bengaluru to lakes in drought-prone Kolar and Chikkaballapura districts, JD(S) MLA Samruddhi Manjunath on Tuesday displayed a bottle containing discoloured water in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
He accused the Congress government of supplying impure water to Kolar and Chikkaballapura, and alleged, "You are poisoning our children."
Responding to the MLA during the question hour, Minor Irrigation Minister N S Boseraju said that the project was planned only for secondary treatment to improve groundwater tables.
The groundwater table that had gone to 1,500 feet, has now improved following this project and water is now available at 250-300 feet, he said, adding that the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is regularly giving reports regarding the quality of water.
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Intervening, Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda hit out at the JD(S) MLA of playing politics over the issue, and said the Koramangala-Challaghatta (KC) Valley project has been appreciated by UN and World Bank officials.
The IISc, which is the country's premier institution, does test every three months. The government was ready to accept recommendations by any "genuine" scientific institutions, on further improving the project, he said.
Food & Civil Supplies Minister K H Muniyappa, who hails from the region, suggested the government convene a meeting of legislators from Kolar, Chikkaballapur and Bengaluru Rural districts, as well as experts from the IISc, and other institutions involved, aimed at addressing the concerns and to provide clarity.
The project is aimed at filling up tanks with secondary-treated water, he said, clarifying that for drinking water projects, tertiary treatment is required.
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BJP leader injured after being shot at in Bengal's Sagar Island
Baruipur (WB) (PTI): A local BJP leader was seriously injured after he was shot at, in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Wednesday, police said.
Motorcycle-borne assailants fled the area after shooting two rounds at Trilokesh Dhali's stomach in Sagar Island, a police officer said.
Dhali, who was in a serious condition, received initial treatment at a local hospital and was thereafter shifted to Kolkata, he said.
The incident happened at a place between Gangasagar bus terminus and Sridham bus terminus under the jurisdiction of Gangasagar coastal police station, he added.
