Experimental operation of Yettinahole drinking water project successful: Deputy CM Shivakumar

HASSAN: Stating that the experimental operation of the Yettinahole drinking water project was successful, Deputy Chief Minister and Water Resources Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said that the inauguration date for the much-awaited project would be announced soon.

Speaking after inspecting experimental operation of Yettinahole project at Kesavanahalli in Hassan district, he said, “Yettinahole is an ambitious project. I flagged off the experimental operation today. The work is now complete, albeit with a delay of a few months.”

ಹಾಸನ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಸಕಲೇಶಪುರದಲ್ಲಿ ಇಂದು ಎತ್ತಿನಹೊಳೆ ಯೋಜನೆಗೆ ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕವಾಗಿ ಚಾಲನೆ ನೀಡಿದೆ. ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಎತ್ತಿನಹೊಳೆ ಯೋಜನೆಯ ಜಲಾನಯನ ಪ್ರದೇಶದ ಸ್ಥಳ ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ ನಡೆಸಿದೆ. ಮಹತ್ವಾಕಾಂಕ್ಷೆಯ ಈ ಯೋಜನೆಯಿಂದ ಕೋಲಾರ, ಚಿಕ್ಕಬಳ್ಳಾಪುರ, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಗ್ರಾಮಾಂತರ, ರಾಮನಗರ, ತುಮಕೂರು, ಹಾಸನ ಹಾಗೂ ಚಿಕ್ಕಮಗಳೂರು ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಗೆ ಕುಡಿಯುವ ನೀರು… pic.twitter.com/S7SR81pPkT

— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) August 28, 2024

“Five of the eight barrages (wiers) are complete. About 1,500 cusecs of water has been lifted in the experimental operation. It will be inaugurated by the Chief Minister before the water levels drop. I came to see in person the completion of works”, he said.

ಹಾಸನ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಸಕಲೇಶಪುರ ತಾಲೂಕಿನ ದೊಡ್ಡನಗರದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಮಹತ್ವಾಕಾಂಕ್ಷೆಯ ಎತ್ತಿನಹೊಳೆ ಯೋಜನೆಯ ವಿತರಣಾ ತೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಇಂದು ಚಾಲನೆ ನೀಡಿ, ಅಲ್ಲಿನ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆಯನ್ನು ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸಿದೆ. pic.twitter.com/TDZS6f4gbT

— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) August 28, 2024

“This project will provide 24.01 tmcft of drinking water to Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Bengaluru Rural, Ramanagar, Tumakuru, Hassan and Chikkamagalur districts. As many as 75.59 lakh people in 38 towns and 6,657 villages in 29 taluks will benefit from this project. As many as 527 tanks in the seven districts will be filled with 9.953 TMC of water. The Rs 23,251 crore project was delayed due to electrical glitches. Now, the project has reached final stages”, he added.

ಹಾಸನ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಸಕಲೇಶಪುರ ತಾಲೂಕಿನ ಹೆಬ್ಬನಹಳ್ಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಮಹತ್ವಾಕಾಂಕ್ಷೆಯ ಎತ್ತಿನಹೊಳೆ ಯೋಜನೆಯ ವಿತರಣಾ ತೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿ, ಅಲ್ಲಿನ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆಯನ್ನು ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸಿದೆ. pic.twitter.com/2NMg6qRi4Q

— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) August 28, 2024

Shivakumar said that in the project, 1,571 cusecs of water will be lifted from barrages 1, 2, 4, and 8 and supplied to barrage 3. The water from barrage 3 will be supplied to barrage 4 through gravitational force. The project is 252.87 km long, of which 164 km of work is complete. Works on the 25.87-km canal are in progress. The works after 42nd km were affected due to a forest land acquisition issue and hence it has been planned to supply water to Vani Vilas Sagar through an escape canal, he said.

ಮಹತ್ವಾಕಾಂಕ್ಷೆಯ ಎತ್ತಿನಹೊಳೆ ಯೋಜನೆ ಸಂಬಂಧ ಇಂದು ಸಕಲೇಶಪುರ ತಾಲೂಕಿನ ಹೆಬ್ಬನಹಳ್ಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ವಿತರಣಾ ತೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿ, ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ ನಡೆಸಿದೆ. pic.twitter.com/iYx3vtVZir

— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) August 29, 2024

“There are land acquisition issues due to forest lands in some places and I will discuss the issues with the department and the CM. By the end of July 2024, we have completed works worth Rs 16,152 crore. We have made plans to complete the project by 2027. We are using German technology (Real Time Discharge Measurement) to measure the exact quantity of water that is flowing through the barrages. In the time period between June 1 and August 20, a total of 13.34 TMC of water flow has been recorded in the project,” he said.

Asked about leakages in many places along the route, he said the issues would be sorted out soon. Replying to a query on allegations of unscientific excavations for the project, he said he will discuss the issue with those who have raised the issue. (ANI)