250 villages of Kanakapura taluk to get Cauvery water: DKS
'We are planning to pump Cauvery water from near Sangam to 250 villages for drinking purposes. The project to supply Cauvery water to the tanks of the taluk has already been kicked off,' he said, while addressing a Janaspandana programme at Kodihalli in Kanakapura Assembly constituency on July 21.
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