Bengaluru, Oct. 31 -- Hoskote is set to receive Cauvery drinking water under a proposed Rs 2,500-crore project, for which the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has granted approval.

The detailed project report (DPR) is being prepared, and the authorities are moving towards the tendering process, Hoskote MLA Sharath Bachegowda said.

Speaking to reporters, Bachegowda said the town lacked adequate natural water sources and was currently dependent largely on borewells for drinking water. To ensure a reliable supply of safe drinking water, the government had planned to bring water through the sixth phase of the Cauvery project and the Yettinahole project.

Under Cauvery Stage VI, the proposal is to bring around one TMC of water to Hoskote. In add...