Jalashakti Abhiyan: Karnataka in 2nd position

Jalashakti Abhiyan: Kalaburgi first, Davangere last; Revival of 15 thousand lakes

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್‌

Bengaluru: The state has bagged the second rank in the Central Government's 'Jalashakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain- 2022'. The campaign ended on March 14, with Uttar Pradesh at the number one position.

The 'Jalashakti Abhiyan' was started on March 29, 2022 with the slogan 'Catch the Rain, where it falls, when it falls' in rural and urban areas. It was suggested to implement the works during pre-monsoon and monsoon season.

4 lakhs in water conservation, rain water harvesting, providing facilities for roof water harvesting in buildings, water storage pits, construction of new check dams, revival of traditional water harvesting systems like wells, lakes, basins, tube wells re-use-recharge, rehabilitation of small rivers, flood-banks strengthening. The works have been carried out in the state.

Geo-tagging of water bodies has also been done and 'Jalashakti Kendra' has been established in the district centers to provide all information related to water. The Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj acted as the 'Implementation Department' for this campaign.

Among the districts of the state, Kalaburagi stands first in implementing the works of 'Jalashakti Abhiyan'. Out of the total works, more than 20 thousand watershed development works have been carried out in the district. 17,000 works each have been carried out in water recycling in Ramnagar and Belgaum which are ranked second and third respectively.

Udupi, Bangalore City, Rural, Dakshina Kannada and Davangere Districts have less than four thousand works and are at the last position in the list.

18 thousand check dam

18 thousand check dam, 55 thousand pits, ponds, Kalyani, Gokattes have been revived in the state. 15 thousand lakes have been desilted and redeveloped. More than 3 crore saplings have been nurtured in afforestation including growing saplings in nurseries and planting trees in forests. 26 thousand programs have been conducted to create awareness among citizens about water usage.

14 Departments

Revenue, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Water Resources, Minor Irrigation, Agriculture, Urban Development, Forestry, Environment and Biology, Housing, Education, Women-Child Welfare, Youth Empowerment-Sports, Public Utilities and  Karnataka State Remote Sensing Applications Centre (KSRSAC)  were involved in 'Jalashakti Abhiyan'

Grant Utilization

₹ 2 lakh each has been given by the National Water Mission for setting up Jal Shakti Kendra in the districts. Grants from Mahatma Gandhi Narega, Atal Bhujal, Amrita Sarovar, 15th Finance Commission, Village Panchayats Own Resource Fund, Budget, CSR projects have been utilized for the 'Jalashakti Abhiyan'.

Consistently good work: Ahteeq

The state of Karnataka has consistently performed well in water sources augmentation and water conservation works. Presently, we stand second in the country in Jal Shakti Abhiyan implementation. We have created 4,07,713 water conservation and rejuvenation structures under JSA, through MGNREGS and other schemes, said Additional Chief Secretary of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department L.K. Atheeq said.

4,07,761: Total works

99,862: Water conservation and rain water harvesting

15,261: Revival of traditional water sources

1,40,970: Recycling and recovery

1,51,640: Watershed Development

Top 5 States

1; Uttar Pradesh; 4,18,933

2;Karnataka;4,07,761

3;Tamil Nadu;3,40,728

4; Madhya Pradesh; 3,28,784

5;Odissa;1,44,486

Top 5 districts of the Karnataka state

1; Kalaburagi; 37,771

2;Ramanagar;37,411

3; Belgaum; 31,403

4;Chitradurga;22,394

5;Yadagiri;21,894

Last 5 districts of the Karnataka state

27; Udupi; 4,245

28;Bangalore City;4,172

29; Bangalore Rural; 3,857

30; South Kannada; 3,182

31; Davanagere; 2,711

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Karnataka: River water is not fit for drinking

State Pollution Control Board Report

17 River water is not fit for drinking

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

25 January 2023

Bengaluru: The water of any river in the state including Krishna, Kaveri, Tungabhadra, Kabini, Shinsha, Malaprabha, Ghataprabha, Bhima, Hemavati, Netravati, Yagachi, Karanja is not suitable for drinking without treatment.

The State Pollution Control Board on Tuesday published the report on the water quality of rivers and lakes from April to November 2022 under the National Water Quality Scheme. According to this, the water quality of rivers and lakes of the state is declining.

The Pollution Control Board has 103 inspection stations in various districts in the flow of 17 rivers of the state. From there take a water sample and check it, recording the quality. As the Karanja river sample was not collected in Bidar, its report is not given. Water levels are identified in five categories.

Netravati river water flowing in Dharamsthala was bathable in October. However, in the November report, the pollution has increased and has slipped from B category to C category. As a result, this water is not even suitable for bathing outdoors. Kumaradhara river before joining Netravati in Uppinangadi city of Mangalore, Kagina river in Kalaburagi, water of Suvarnavati reservoir at Attigullipura of Chamarajanagar, water of Bhadra river near Bhadravati MPM has increased pollution and has fallen from B category to C category.

Tungabhadra water level in Davangere has lost its drinking quality and has fallen from 'C' category to 'D' category. The confluence of Sangam and Kanakapura in Ramanagara, Cauvery in Sangam, Sedam in Kalaburagi, Kagina in Shahabad bridge and Bennitora reservoir, Bhima in Gangapur, Kattemalalavadi in Mysore and Lakshmanatheerth in Mysore, Tungabhadra in Davanagere, yedeyuru in Tumkur are potable. The Dakshina Pinakini river flowing in Sarjapur on the outskirts of Bangalore is in 'E' category, metal-rich and polluted.

The water of 17 rivers of the state is not suitable for direct drinking. Not only that, it is known from the state pollution control board report that there is no potable water source even after normal treatment.

Water Quality of Rivers (November 2022)

 103: Checkpoints

 0– Class A: Drinking water source. It requires conventional processing first.

 19- Class B: Can be used for outdoor bathing.

 67– Class C: Source of drinking water. But, first disinfection and then conventional processing should be done.

 15 – Class D: Potable for wildlife and fishable

 1– E Class: Metal, impure, treated and used for irrigation, industry

Pollution of Lakes: 

The Pollution Control Board has tested the water quality of 69 lakes in districts other than Bangalore, and there are no 'A' class lakes. Bairamangala and Ramamma Lakes in Ramanagara, Melekote in Tumkur, Bhimasandra Lake, Dalwai in Mysore, Oilhole Lake, Hassan Mathana and Howali Lakes are in 'E' category. There are 5 lakes in 'B' category, 18 in 'C' category and 32 in 'D' category.

Bengaluru Lakes Water: Wildlife Drinkable!

Pollution Control Board is testing water quality in 106 lakes of Bangalore city. Of these, only 66 lakes have water suitable for drinking and fishing by wildlife. The rest of the lakes are the site of impurities including metal and sewage.

Subramanyapura, Mallattahalli, Dorekere, Hoskerehalli, Shivapura, Karihobanahalli, Dasarahalli, Gangondanahalli, Andhrahalli, Kachohalli, Vishwaneedam, Machohalli, Dodbidarakallu, Bommanahalli, Madiwala, Hulimavu, Singasandra, Parappana Agrahara, Haralur, Maharapadarapur, Maharajadevapura under Rajarajeshwarinagar range. , Vibhutipur, Chellakere in Yalahanka range, Singapore, Narasipura, Rachenahalli, Kogilu, Halasur in the eastern part, Bairasandra lakes are the sites of metallic impurities. There are no lakes in category A, B, C. There are 66 lakes in 'D' category and 40 lakes in 'E' category. The number of lakes in category 'E' has increased in November as compared to October.

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