2025 Brings Hope for Better Infra and Clean Governance
Hindustan Times Bengaluru|January 01, 2025
After a year defined by extremes—droughts, floods, and political turmoil—Karnataka and its capital, Bengaluru, are stepping into 2025 with cautious optimism.
HT Correspondent

BENGALURU: The year ahead is expected to bring change in its fortunes, with aspirations for improved infrastructure, climate resilience, and accountability in governance.

Karnataka's weather woes in 2024 left an indelible mark. Severe drought during the summer strained Bengaluru's water supply, especially in areas reliant on borewells and tankers. The crisis pushed the city's water board to enforce the use of treated wastewater for industrial and construction projects, dramatically increasing supply from 60,000 to 60 lakh litres daily. The launch of the Cauvery V Stage project, delivering 775 million litres of water per day to Bengaluru's outer zones, provided some relief but faced challenges due to high connection costs. It is with this hope that the city will enter the new year, where the city may no longer be in the headline over its water woes.

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