Bengaluru, which is often known as the Silicon Valley of India, grapples with a steep water crisis as borewells have dried up in the state and the government is trying to find a solution to this. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and deputy chief minister Shivakumar with other cabinet members led a meeting to address the alarming shortage of water in the state.In the meeting, the cabinet emphasized the rising cost of the tankers and inadequate water supply and assured that the government would get in touch with the vendors to fix the prices of the water tankers. While addressing a media conference, he addressed a concern over the drying up of borewells and added that the borewell at his residence has also dried up. What government has done so farAccording to the sources, there are about 14,700 borewells in Bengaluru, and 6,997 have dried up whereas around 7,784 are working. While addressing the media reporters, the deputy chief minister asserted that they are creating a war room and will fix a common price for water tankers. Additionally, the government has warned the water tanker owners to register by March 7, or else their tankers will be seized. The water crisis takes a political turnThe water crisis in Bengaluru has taken a political turn, with leaders of the opposition parties lashing out at the government saying that the government for its alleged failure to implement effective water management measures.Hitting at the state government, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya said, Water crisis in Bengaluru is becoming serious. Government is planning to overtake tankers and with that also they are disrupting the already existing supply chain and further contributing to the raise the problem.”#WATCH | Nagpur, Maharashtra: On Bengaluru water crisis, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya says, Water crisis in Bengaluru is becoming serious... The experts had warned the govt... that the monsoons would fail... The govt did not take any action... Hundreds of apartments do not even have a… pic.twitter.com/JTfIw21l7t— ANI (@ANI) March 6, 2024Meanwhile, people from several areas complained that they had not received the water for the past 6 months and booked water tankers 2-3 days in advance and paid up to Rs 2000 per tanker.
