India reduce England to 164/3 at lunch on Day 4
London, Aug 3 (PTI): Indian pacers Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna's early strikes reduced England to 164 for three at lunch on day four of the fifth and final Test here on Sunday.
Joe Root (23) and Harry Brook (38) were at crease during the break after England resumed the day from overnight 50 for one.
Ben Duckett made 54 off 83 balls but Prasidh dismissed him in the first hour itself to peg back England.
Stand-in-skipper Ollie Pope (27) looked in good touch but fell to Siraj as England slipped to deeper trouble.
Brief scores:
India: 224 and 396.
England: 247 and 164/3 in 38 overs (Ben Duckett 54, Joe Root batting 23, Harry Brook batting 38).
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Karnataka govt seeks agency to manage rural drinking water units: Minister
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday said the state government is working to appoint an agency to manage clean drinking water units in rural areas.
The state Rural Development and Panchayat Raj minister was responding to a question by Hirekerur MLA U B Banakar in the legislative assembly.
"In the rural areas of the state, many clean drinking water units have been set up under corporate social responsibility (CSR) grants, including contributions by MLAs and MPs, and handed over to gram panchayats. After the maintenance period, problems have arisen in keeping these units operational," Priyank said.
He added that a proposal has been made to award a maintenance contract to one of the country’s reputed drinking water unit manufacturing companies, but so far, no companies have come forward to take up the work.
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"The government is continuing its efforts and will resolve this problem soon," he said.
On a query regarding fluoride content in water, the minister said water quality testing is being conducted monthly in all zilla panchayats.
"Laboratories have been opened for this purpose. Around 6.5 lakh water samples have been tested across the state, and water testing kits have been provided to villages," he added.
