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Karnataka to Rejuvenate 500 Lakes with Rs 150 Crore World Bank Aid
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News18•22-09-2026, 12:45
Karnataka to Rejuvenate 500 Lakes with Rs 150 Crore World Bank Aid
- •Karnataka government allocates Rs 150 crore for a comprehensive project to rejuvenate 500 lakes across seven districts under a World Bank-assisted program.
- •Minister Eshwar Khandre directed Zilla Panchayat CEOs to expedite lake development works, including desilting, bund repairs, beautification, and canal repairs.
- •The project aims to address potential water shortages, improve soil moisture, and raise groundwater levels, especially with current drought conditions making it ideal for rejuvenation work.
- •Specific lake rejuvenation targets include 68 in Bengaluru Rural, 67 in Bengaluru Urban, 44 in Bidar, 90 in Chikkaballapur, 49 in Kalaburagi, 96 in Tumakuru, and 86 in Kolar district.
- •Khandre also emphasized ensuring clean drinking water supply, regular water quality testing, and timely wage payments for workers under the rural employment guarantee program to prevent migration.
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The Karnataka government has prepared a comprehensive project report valued at Rs 150 crore to rejuvenate 500 lakes across seven districts under a World Bank-assisted programme.
The project covers rejuvenation works for 68 lakes in Bengaluru Rural, 67 in Bengaluru Urban, 44 in Bidar, 90 in Chikkaballapur, 49 in Kalaburagi, 96 in Tumakuru, and 86 in Kolar district.
Officials have been directed to undertake desilting, bund repairs and raising, beautification works, and repairs to canals in collaboration with the Centre’s rural employment guarantee programme.
