Karnataka government projects revival of rural water bodies; will it deliver?

By Team Newsable  |  First Published Jun 20, 2019, 3:49 PM IST

Jalamrutha, a community-driven project is aimed at making Karnataka water secure by 2020. About three-quarters of the estimated 39,000 traditional ponds and tanks that existed two decades ago across Karnataka have either dried up, been encroached upon or have been turned into sewage dumps. This has led to an alarming fall in groundwater levels
 


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