Bangalore, Apr 08: The Centre has granted Rs 22.50 crore additional grant to Karnataka under the Accelerated Rural Water Supply (ARWS) scheme, state minister for rural water supply, K B Koliwad said today. The state had sought Rs 50 crore additional grants, but the Centre sanctioned Rs 22.50 crore, he told reporters here.

Denying that there was water problem in any of the taluks, he said that the government has sunk more than 4,000 new borewells this year and added steps have been taken to ensure supply of 20 litres of water daily per person.

He said under the "Jalarakshana scheme" the government has so far received 1.28 lakh applications.
Bureau Report