Reportedly with Bengaluru reeling from water shortage, the Karnataka government is now mulling a moratorium on construction of new apartments in the city for the next five years. Meanwhile Deputy CM and Bengaluru Development Minister Dr G Parameshwara on Thursday said that the proposal comes in the wake of apartment residents, especially in the city’s suburbs, relying purely on tanker water for their drinking and domestic purposes.
Dr G Parameshwara said “Bengaluru has numerous apartment complexes and many keep coming up. With builders of apartments going ahead with construction and sale of apartments without making adequate arrangements for a basic necessity like drinking water, the state government is seriously considering clamping a five year ban on granting permissions for construction of apartments”.
When speaking to media the Deputy CM said that the rampant use of tanker water led to residents suffering from skin ailments and other health hazards. He added “We will discuss the issue of imposing a five year moratorium on permissions for construction of apartments with all builders and developers in the coming weeks and will make a decision”. Moreover the government’s proposal comes in the view of the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board’s ongoing Cauvery Water Supply Phase is likely to be completed in the next five years.
