The State government has declared as many as 167 hoblis in 80 taluks of 21 districts has drought affected this year, even as other parts continue to receive excess rainfall.

Citing it a matter of ‘serious concern,’ the government said that some of the hoblis showed all the three drought indicators, including, deficit rain while others showed two.

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday directed the State government to convene a meeting of officials from civic agencies on the supply of potable water to 110 villages under the jurisdiction of B

Units to be set up in B'lore, M'lore, Belgaum, Gulbarga

The State government has decided to set up Disaster Response Forces (DRFs) in Bangalore, Mangalore, Belgaum and Gulbarga.
The four DRFs, each with a fixed area of operation, will cover the entire state taking up rescue and rehabilitation works in case of any natural calamity or man-made disaster, according to official sources.

The government is likely to seek financial aid from the Centre to tackle drought and floods in the State.

Official sources said the government had prepared a memorandum seeking about Rs 475 crore to take up relief works in flood-affected areas, and Rs 744 crore in drought-hit areas.

The State government has proposed 61 new projects for Bangalore and Mysore under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM).

The projects include grade separators, public transport, storm water drains, etc. The estimated cost of the projects is Rs 5,265.22 crore, Minister for Urban Development, Vinay Kumar Sorake, said here on Monday.

CM blames engineers for poor quality of buildings

Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj H K Patil on Thursday said a study has revealed that at least 12,000 water bodies under his department and 8,000 lakes under the Minor Irrigation department have virtually died.

Thousands of trees might have faced the infrastructural axe in the City, reducing afforestation to a mere eco-slogan.

The State government will issue directions to urban local bodies (ULBs) across the State to procure units to process fresh and accumulated municipal solid waste as part of its Rs 100-crore solid wa

The High Court on Wednesday directed BBMP to submit a report on the time required to test the borewells in 110 villages within its limit.

Going by the poor condition of roads in the City, one would feel the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) spent very little money on maintaining them.