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Why is North Karnataka going through water crisis?

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There are 6643 tanks in northern Karnataka (excluding UK district, coming under Malnad which alone has 3270 tanks) out of 33364 tanks in the Karnataka state. The whole of northern Karnataka has less than 20% of tanks in Karnataka. read more

Improvement in water management is the need of the hour now, more than ever. This applies to the whole of India (looking at the larger picture, it's not just Karnataka that's facing water crisis, but many states do). read more

Bengaluru/Belagavi: Summer is yet to start, but Karnataka is already facing drinking water shortage owing to an extended drought and depletion of groundwater coupled with state government apathy. Serpentine queues in front of water taps, hand pumps and water tankers are a common sight in towns and cities of the arid north Karnataka. read more

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Water crisis stares Karnataka in the face
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