The century-old Bhutanal tank here is all set to get revived by October as the work to fill the tank is nearing completion.

Lorries and earthmovers have been engaged in dredging the tank and a pipeline is being laid to draw water from the Krishna. “The dredging work is expected to be completed by August 15 and the pipeline laying work by October. The tank, constructed in 1911, is being revived for the first time,” Rajendra Rudagi, Assistant Engineer, who is monitoring the project, said.

He told presspersons during a visit here on Friday that of the 3.94 lakh cubic metres of silt, 2.75 lakh cubic metres had been removed. Mr. Rudagi said that the tank was spread over 322 acres while the catchment area covered around 87 km. He said that the tank had four rivulets from which water flew to it during the monsoon. “One rivulet comes from Torvi village, two from Ittangihal village and one from Kardendoddi village,” Mr. Rudagi said. The official said that as these water sources were closed for decades, the rivulets were being cleaned for easy flow of water to the tank. Mr. Rudagi said that filling the tank would not only help supply drinking water to the city but also recharge the ground water in the catchment areas.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Karnataka / by Staff Correspondent / Vijayapura – July 16th, 2016