Kolar, Oct. 6 -- Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Karnataka government over the delay in the Yettinahole drinking water project, alleging that the people of Kolar and Chikkaballapur have been fed assurances for 12 years without results.

Speaking in Mulbagal, Kumaraswamy said, "I stand by what I said earlier. This government will not be able to provide Yettinahole water to Kolar and Chikkaballapur. People are being told water will come today or tomorrow. For these districts, Yettinahole has effectively become a 'come tomorrow' project."

The former CM said laying pipelines alone is meaningless without a system to bring and store water. "Anyone can lay pipelines. But whe...