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- Dharwad district has received a 45% rainfall deficit, with 247.9 mm recorded against an expected 450.3 mm as of September 18, according to District Collector Snehal R. Seventeen villages across three taluks face drinking water problems, and water is being supplied there through 19 private borewells.
- Fifty-five drinking water ponds in the Navalgund, Annigeri, Hubballi, and Kundgol taluks were filled in August through the Malaprabha reservoir canal, and supplies are expected to last until the end of November.
- Daily water supply is running in 100 wards across five local bodies, while in the Hubballi-Dharwad metropolis 13 of 82 wards get 24x7 supply and the rest receive water once every 2 to 6 days.
- The Collector has urged residents to conserve water using measures such as bucket baths, fixing leaking taps, and reusing vegetable-washing water for plants, as the rainfall shortfall raises the possibility of water scarcity.
What to watch next
- Whether the 55 filled drinking water ponds in the four taluks actually last until end-November.
- Whether water supply frequency in Hubballi-Dharwad's wards (currently 2-6 day gaps) is tightened further.
- Any further advisory or rationing measures from the district administration if the rainfall deficit worsens.
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Snehal R
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“ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ 18ರವರೆಗೆ ವಾಡಿಕೆ ಮಳೆ 450.3 ಮಿ.ಮೀ ಆಗಬೇಕಾಗಿತ್ತು, ಆದರೆ ವಾಸ್ತವ 247.9ಮಿ.ಮೀ ಮಾತ್ರ ಮಳೆಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಶೇ45ರಷ್ಟು ಕೊರತೆಯಾಗಿದೆ”
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…ಧಾರವಾಡ: ‘ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ 18ರವರೆಗೆ ವಾಡಿಕೆ ಮಳೆ 450.3 ಮಿ.ಮೀ ಆಗಬೇಕಾಗಿತ್ತು, ಆದರೆ ವಾಸ್ತವ 247.9ಮಿ.ಮೀ ಮಾತ್ರ ಮಳೆಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಶೇ45ರಷ್ಟು ಕೊರತೆಯಾಗಿದೆ ’ ಎಂದು ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ವಿಪತ್ತು ನಿರ್ವಹಣಾ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರೂ ಆಗಿರುವ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಸ್ನೇಹಲ್ ಆರ್. ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. .3 ತಾಲ್ಲೂಕಿನ 17 ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಡಿಯುವ ನೀರಿನ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ ಇದ್ದು, 19 ಖಾಸಗಿ ಕೊಳವೆಬಾವಿ ಮೂಲಕ ನೀರು ಸರಬರಾಜು ಮಾಡಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ನವಲಗುಂದ,…
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