Project to fill 88 tanks in Haveri district will be helpful in rain-deficit years, says Karnataka’s PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi
Karnataka's PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi inspected a project to fill 88 tanks in the Haveri district to combat water scarcity. The initiative aims to improve groundwater levels and support local agriculture during rain-deficit years.
Why it matters
Addresses critical water management and irrigation infrastructure needs in rural India, directly impacting agricultural sustainability.
Satish Jarkiholi, Minister for Public Works and district-in-charge for Haveri, has said that the project to fill 88 tanks in Hirekerur and Rattihalli taluks of Haveri district in Karnataka would be of immense use in the coming days.
He visited the ambitious project of filling Sarvajna tank in Upper Tunga Command Area of Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Limited in Haveri district on July 14.
Mr. Jarkiholi said that such projects would be crucial, particularly in rain-deficit years. The minister said that more tanks in the district needed to be filled up. “At a time when every region is experiencing deficit rainfall, it will be beneficial if the available water is efficiently stored to cater to the needs of farmers, people in general, and for providing water to cattle,” he said.
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