By S Lalitha, nov 24, Bangalore:

Works to complete the Cauvery Phase IV Second Stage, which is expected to provide the City with a crucial 500 million litres of water per day, are going on at a steady pace.

After being rapped for wastage of over 40 per cent of water due to leakages in its pipe network, the Delhi Jal Board is now planning to plug the holes, after it awarded contract for leakage management to a Japanese agency, Japan International Co-operation Association.

Deputy Commissioner Anwar Pasha who reviewed the Jakkalm-adagu Dam renovation works on Saturday, said that works were going on in full swing and were expected to be completed before April 2010.

NEW DELHI: Underlining the need for water conservation, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday cautioned that the city would face a severe water crisis unless consumption is managed properly.

GURUVAYUR: A development-oriented budget of the Guruvayur municipality for 2009- 10 was presented before the council here on Tuesday. The proposals in the budget will help turn Guruvayur into a clean city, said Municipal vice-chairman and finance standing committee chairman R V Sheriff while presenting it.

Sandeep Moudgal, Bangalore, Nov 15, DHNS

Three years on, Konanakunte still awaits water from Cauvery

Mumbai To solve the water problem that plagues large parts of his constituency, BJP MLA Yogesh Sagar has a plan up his sleeve. The BMC corporator who won the Assembly elections from Kandivili will propose a separate, state-controlled board to ensure equal per capita water supply in the city.