<p>The State government will soon launch a project to rejuvenate the groundwater table by constructing checkdams to aid the percolation of rainwater. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Addressing a press conference in Bangalore, Minor Irrigation Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi said the project will be initially launched in five districts – Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Koppal, Gadag and Bijapur.<br /><br />He said officials of the department have been told to submit an action plan for each of the district within two weeks.<br /><br />The department will also be taking up awareness drives on the importance of recharging the groundwater table. <br /><br />Essay competitions on water conservation and recharge will be held in schools at the taluk and district levels, he said. <br /><br />Tangadagi said as many as 5,000 tanks will be taken up for development and desiltation under the next phase of the Jalasamvardhane scheme.</p>
<p>The State government will soon launch a project to rejuvenate the groundwater table by constructing checkdams to aid the percolation of rainwater. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Addressing a press conference in Bangalore, Minor Irrigation Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi said the project will be initially launched in five districts – Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Koppal, Gadag and Bijapur.<br /><br />He said officials of the department have been told to submit an action plan for each of the district within two weeks.<br /><br />The department will also be taking up awareness drives on the importance of recharging the groundwater table. <br /><br />Essay competitions on water conservation and recharge will be held in schools at the taluk and district levels, he said. <br /><br />Tangadagi said as many as 5,000 tanks will be taken up for development and desiltation under the next phase of the Jalasamvardhane scheme.</p>
