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Saving urban water bodies [1]

The Union Urban Development Ministry has constituted a working group to suggest ways for the preservation of water bodies in the urban areas. Rapid disappearance of water bodies from the urban landscape has sounded an alarm vis-à-vis water shortfall and has also put a considerable strain on States’ spending to meet the demand for water.

A case in point is Bangalore, which despite having a Lake Development Authority that is considered a model worth replicating, is being forced to spend Rs. 3,000 crore a year on electricity, which is consumed for supplying water from the Cauvery.

Publication Date: 
19/10/2012
Smriti Kak Ramachandran [2]
Hindu (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Urbanisation [4], Bangalore (T) [5], Cauvery [6], Groundwater [7], Ministry Of Urban Development [8], Drinking Water [9], Water Conservation [10], Lakes [11], Water Pollution [12], Water Resources [13]
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