Mangalore cityscapes, Projects

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Old Tumbe dam to be decommisioned

We have to find out what type of arrangement the government is planning for passage of barges from one side to the other side of dams (River Navigation Today: Locks, Dams and Barges - Illinois DNR) to know whether the pillars of the old dam impose problems to barges passing on Netravathi Waterway when implemented. We also have to use water bodies for growing medicinal water plants.

DK ZP plans to build 2,300 more open wells in district

Rs. 250 crores is needed for Tumbay Vented Dam development

Small town's endeavour on lake rejuvenation a success
Mangaluru: Lake in Moodabidri returns to past glory

Many of our lakes or backwaters of rivers are covered by weeds. A best way to use them is - Weeds of change: Humble Hyacinth gets a nifty avatar. If weeds can be grown in an ecologically sustainable way without harming water bodies then this could generate alternative jobs to beedi workers unless some startup invents a weed weaving robot. We have to use our water bodies for growing medicinal water plants.

Agricultural pits: Scheme extended to Malnad, coastal districts

Mangaluru: Activists want govt to revise hydel policy

Pollution: No respite for Netravati

Mangaluru: It’s the (percolation) pits!

In July, rainfall deficit in Dakshin Kanadda district increases to 530mm
Another water crisis looming large?

The rainfall throughout the year too has been meagre with 1,810.2 mm from January to July 28 as against 2,393.2 mm and last year’s 1967.2 mm, amounting to nearly 25% deficiency.

The earlier pattern used to help adequate groundwater recharge while under the present pattern, a major chunk of rainwater just drains into the sea, he said. Moreover, there is no proper groundwater table in the coastal region due to the absence of aquifers, he pointed out.

The solution lies in everyone preparing individual water budget and resorting to storing rainwater/ recharging groundwater.

Places such as Moodbidri would not have faced water shortage if the Kadala Kere is properly managed, from which water could be drawn to the town through gravity, he pointed out. Indiscriminate covering of the earth by concrete/ paver blocks would completely block water percolation into the ground thereby reducing groundwater level, he said.

Mangaluru making efforts to protect waterbodies

Drinking water from Netravati to the parched city
Reservoir in sea to end Bengaluru's drinking water problems?

A way to construct reservior so to avoid ship/boat movement issues to old port is to channelize water to reservior through a separate canal (of course canal will have a bridge over it for vehicle movements) with suitable arrangement that backwater will not flow into reservior during non-rainy season. But this will also create flooding issues though erosion may or may not come down. And saline water may enter fresh water reservoir through soil. Better, reliable engineers of NITK do independent feasibility analysis and supervising than living things to the luxurious IISc professor. I am sure final cost of water will be much much higher when all geological & flood hazards are addressed in the plan properly.



The fishermen with small boats can do fresh water fishing (if double barriers are constructed like this - cost may go up further) and as mentioned earlier anchoring facilities for boats can be constructed along sides of barriers.

Look at how DK MLAs are keeping quiet! All the MLAs & the Corporators who are not raising voice against this kind of stupid committe & Yettinahole are worth of defeat in the next election.

The parched city eyes on Netravati & sets fire to another conflict with the coast

No use of any conflict. This autocratic government, worst than british government, has already suppressed a peaceful compaign against Yettinahole brutally. Any way one of IISc professor has already warned sea level will raise due to climatic changes and whole coastal region will be submerged in sea icluding the planned reservior. Just abandon coast, move to the parched city and enjoy drinking 750MW delux water (actually you have to drink desalinated water as Netravati itself will not be there & no rain as no hills will be there) with wine and have fun with IISc professors.

We'll solicit opinion on Netravathi project: UT Khader

Why not the minister opposes the project directly? Why is he allowing it to reach the stage of asking people's opinion? He is talking as if opinion matter to this autocrat government. What he will lose if he stands with people of Dakshina Kannada?

Netravathi Reservior: Said something and reported something else

Summa: Earlier in Mangaluru meeting the IISc scientist had stated only 120 TMC water is available in Netravati (and requiste water is not available in Yettinahole) but now he has submitted a report stating 350 TMC of water is available in Netravati.

Problem is with our legal system. Anyone can submit any bogus report and escape consequences. Whether it is the same scientists who give bogus report on Yettinahole earlier? Now they have stating that their own Yettinahole report is false and still not punished for that.

Rs 40 crores vented dam for Netravati at Harekala

ZP looking to bring ‘kattas’ back to Dakshina Kannada

Build reservoir in Mangaluru to meet Bengaluru’s water needs: IISc experts

What type of experts? So far they have shown their expertise to produce bogus reports only.

Again they are talking about irrigation. Irrigation at what cost? We want Pashchima Vahini for irrigation. Implement Pashchima Vahini before even thinking of seabased reservior & forget discussion before Pashchima Vahini implementation.

Decision to take water to the parched city after discussion
Karnataka government considering harnessing floodwaters from Netravati

If this autocratic government has already decided to construct reservior then why discussion? The government want this type of seabased reservior not only in Mangalore but also in other coastal regions to supply water to other parts of Karnataka. Why not they construct pilot seabased reservior in some other part of the coast where population is less (so less risky and displacement cost is also less) and take water to say Davangere using Tungabhadra or Linganamakki or some other reservior for in between water storage during non-rainy season when reservior level goes down? This is the way to prove technical ability first. The government can create about 10 lakhs jobs for people of the parched city in Davangere itself and shift those people from the parched city to Davangere. In this way water demand in the parched city will be reduced. Even the government can build 'Media City', 'Finance City' or 'Knowledge City' in Davanagere itself if it has enough will power to do this. If the government concern is to develop whole Karnataka equitably then they should give more priority to taking water to non parched city regions first. This government does not have any concern for inclusive growth of Karnataka. The goal of real estate lobby of the parched city is to increase their land value. Disgusting! In the next election let us all vote for a party which promises equitable growth of Karnataka with equitable budgetary allocation for growth of one city each in North-East, North-West, Central and Coastal Karnataka.

State Govt. plans to harness floodwaters for drinking purpose

In the first stage, Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Belagavi, Hubballi-Dharwad, Davangere, Balllari, Kalburgi, Shivamogga, Tumakuru
and Vijayapura Corporations will be supplied with this water, said George.

This politician is just trying to garner support from other cities for selfish goal of the parched city real estate lobby. If other cities to be included then why only Netravati reservior report is ready to take water to the parched city? How can you do everything in a single first phase? How can so many reserviors be constructed in a single phase? Won't there be any pilot project to prove technology? Just include North & Central Karnataka cities in first phase. As northern coast of Karnataka is less populated and hence less risky to prove technology & relocation cost will be less. But before pilot project itself implement Pashchima Vahini project fully. (Land acquisition is needed for canals, pipelines and pumping stations. Canals in turn are needed if you want to avoid construction around estuary as shown in figure above to allow ship/boat movements from already existing ports and also to avoid flooding caused by dam. Though the figure above shows short canal in reality it requires a long canal to take water from non-saline river part to reservoir probably from proposed Harekala dam itself. Note in the above figure due to wall on Ullal side the Tannirbhavi side of beach would face more sea erosion during rainy season).