Mangaluru: Mayor assures daily water supply from May 1, slams BJP

April 12, 2017

Mangaluru, Apr 12: Kavita Sanil, the Mayor of Mangaluru City Corporation has assured daily water supply in the city from May 1.

Addressing presspersons here on Wednesday, Ms. Sanil said that the restrictions on the water supply would be withdrawn from the beginning of next month and expressed confidence that storage in the two vented dams would last a month and it would rain in June.

She said that the Opposition BJP in the corporation Council was unnecessarily politicising the issue by criticising water rationing saying that it was artificially created. But water rationing from March 20 had been done as a precautionary measure to save water in the Thumbe vented dam as well as in the Shambhoor vented dam of AMR Power Pvt. Ltd. in the upstream of Thumbe dam for the supply to last till May-end.

She alleged that when she visited the Thumbe dam on Saturday she had also invited Ganesh Hosabettu, Leader of the Opposition in the Council, to understand the reality that the inflow from the Netravathi to both the dams had stopped completely. Hence, the civic body had to adopt rationing. But Mr. Hosabettu did not turn up.

She said that Thumbe dam had 6.4 MCM (million cubic metre) of water in store which would last 23 days. The storage at Shambhoor dam stood at 9 MCM which would last 32 days. But if evaporation was high, the storage in both the dams may not last as estimated. In addition, the corporation was drawing water from borewells for supply.

The Mayor exuded the confidence that it would rain in the first half of June itself and hence, the civic body could opt for daily water supply from next month with the existing storage in the dams. But water rationing would go on till this month-end.

“I have faith in the Almighty. You watch, it will rain,” she said.

The Mayor said that as both the dams went dry during last summer the corporation had to drill 43 new borewells and clean 53 open wells.

In addition, private tankers had to be hired for water supply. It all cost the civic body Rs. 1.43 crore.

This year, the civic body has not hired any private tankers for water supply. In case of an emergency, it supplies water with its own tankers.

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Think Before You Post! Mangaluru Police Crack Down on Provocative Instagram Accounts

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December 5,2025

Mangaluru: In a significant step to curb online hate and intimidation, Mangaluru City Police have registered a suo motu case against multiple Instagram accounts accused of circulating alleged provocative and threatening content.

While monitoring social media activity on Tuesday, Kankanady Town PSI Anitha Nikkam identified the Instagram handle ‘team_targetttt_900’ for posting a hate message alongside images of lethal weapons. Another account, ‘team_nagara_900’, allegedly shared a threatening post targeting activist Bharath Kumdelu, tagging additional pages such as KARAVALI-OFFICIAL.

Several other accounts — including ‘immu_bhai.fan’, ‘target_boy_900’, ‘kings_of_manglore’, ‘team_target_boys.900’, ‘arshad_mangalore’, ‘target_ka19_ullal’, ‘team_target__’, ‘troll_tigersz_900’, ‘tr_group_900’, and ‘team_target_900’ — are also under scrutiny for spreading similar inflammatory material, police said.

Authorities have urged citizens, especially young social media users, to report suspicious pages and avoid engaging with groups that glorify violence or threaten individuals. Online hate can quickly escalate into real-world harm, and police stress that sharing or promoting such content can attract legal consequences.

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Mangaluru’s ₹1,200 crore fix: Massive sewage overhaul to end city’s drainage woes

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: In a decisive move to tackle the city’s deteriorating sanitation infrastructure, the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has announced a massive ₹1,200 crore action plan to overhaul its underground drainage (UGD) network.

The initiative, spearheaded by Deputy Commissioner and MCC Administrator Darshan HV, aims to bridge "missing links" in the current system that have left residents grappling with overflowing sewage and environmental hazards.

The Breaking Point

The announcement follows a high-intensity phone-in session on Thursday, where the DC was flooded with grievances from frustrated citizens. Residents, including Savithri from Yekkur, described a harrowing reality: raw sewage from apartments leaking into stormwater drains, creating a "permanent stink" and turning residential zones into mosquito breeding grounds.

"We are facing immense difficulties due to the stench and the health risks. Local officials have remained silent until now," one resident reported during the session.

The Strategy: A Six-Year Vision

DC Darshan HV confirmed that the proposed plan is not a temporary patch but a comprehensive six-year roadmap designed to accommodate Mangaluru’s projected population growth. Key highlights of the plan include:

• Infrastructure Expansion: Laying additional pipelines to connect older neighborhoods to the main grid.

• STP Crackdown: Stricter enforcement of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) regulations. While new apartments are required to have functional STPs, many older buildings lack them entirely, and several newer units are reportedly non-functional.

• Budgetary Push: The plan has already been discussed with the district in-charge minister and the Secretary of the Urban Development Department. It is slated for formal presentation in the upcoming state budget.

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