24X7 water supply extended to four more wards in Belagavi

The civic body of Belagavi has extended round the clock water supply service to four more wards in the city. With this, the total number of wards with 24X7 water supply has increased to 14. However, with 58 wards, this facility caters to around 24% of the city.

The project to provide water supply round-the-clock began in 10 wards nearly a decade ago. The project was approved in 2018-19, and is being implemented in stages.

Two of the new wards lie in Belagavi North Assembly constituency and two in the south. The other 44 wards continue to rely on the old water supply scheme that provides water twice a week.

Though a new distribution network has been laid down for the 24X7 water supply scheme, the source of both these systems — new and old — remain the same. They both draw water from Hidkal dam and Rakkasakoppa reservoir.

PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi, MLAs Abhay Patil and Asif (Raju) Sait inaugurated the water supply by opening taps in some areas on August 15.

Mr. Jarkiholi said the water supply in Kanabaragi and surrounding areas would ensure round-the-clock water supply to around 2,000 houses.

Mr. Patil said the new system would supply water to around 1,500 households in Rani Channamma Nagar.

Mayor Mangesh Pawar, Deputy Mayor Vani Vilas Joshi, BCC members, officers, and residents were present.

The Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (KUIDFC), in collaboration with L&T, commissioned the new service under the Karnataka Urban Water Supply Modernization Project (KUWSMP).