Survey of water sources in Dharwad to start on September 23

DHARWAD: The administration, jointly with several departments, has decided to conduct a survey of water bodies in Dharwad district in a bid to rejuvenate and protect the water sources in the district.
A decision to this effect was taken at a co-ordination committee meeting held at the deputy commissioner’s office in Dharwad on Friday.
Chairing the meeting, deputy commissioner Nitesh Patil said it is one of the important projects jointly launched by the Union and state water resources ministries.
This will be a comprehensive survey of minor irrigation projects, water sources and water bodies both in rural and urban areas. For the survey work, the officials from various departments have been appointed and they will undergo training for three days. The survey work will be launched from September 23 soon after the training is completed.
The team of officials who have undergone training will visit each water source and submit detailed report to the district administration before October 25. They survey water bodies, including streams, ponds, tanks, rivers and the catchment areas.
Nitesh further said officials from minor irrigation, revenue, rural development and Panchayat Raj will be part of the survey work.
The deputy commissioner directed the tahsildars to appoint taluk-level officials for each taluk. They will be guided by the higher officials of the statistics department.
The training programme will be held at Hubballi-Dharwad on September 23, at Navalgund-Annigeri on September 24, and at Kalghatgi on September 25.
The report submitted by the teams will be scrutinised and forwarded to the state and Union government for further measures.