Shivamogga Deputy Commissioner instructs officers to take up development of tanks in city

Shivamogga Deputy Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde has instructed the officers of the Urban Development Department to take up the development of Purale, Navule, Gopashetti Koppa and Tyavara Chatnahalli tanks in the limits of Shivamogga City Corporation under the Union government-sponsored Amrut 2.0 scheme, meant for the rejuvenation of water sources.

Mr. Hegde held a meeting with the officers at his office in Shivamogga on December 31.

The Deputy Commissioner suggested the officers prepare an action plan of works necessary for the city, considering the growth of population in the city limits in the next two decades. He instructed the engineers to develop the underground drainage network around the tanks before taking up the tank development works.

The Project Development Management Consultants of Amrut 2.0 had given approval for an assistance of ₹20.5 crore for the rejuvenation of water sources in Shivamogga. Harige tank had been dropped from the project as it is located outside the city corporation area, the Deputy Commissioner said.

Further, he stated that the tanks in the city area had been receiving filthy water owing to the absence of a proper underground drainage system. The water stored in the tanks had come down because of the silt collection. Under the scheme, tanks can be rejuvenated by removing the silt, and the surrounding area can be developed into parks.

Rangaswamy K., District Urban Development Council project director, Purushottham, assistant executive engineer of the Minor Irrigation Department, Asha Kumar, Land Survey Department deputy director, Teju Prasad, Shivamogga City Corporation engineer, Shilpa, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board officer, and others were present at the meeting.