Mysuru, June 10 -- Rs. 595-crore Hale Unduwadi Drinking Water Project, the long-term solution forMysuru's water needs, hit by a.

The Rs. 595-crore Hale Unduwadi Drinking Water Project, envisaged as a long-term solution to meet Mysuru's drinking water needs, has hit a roadblock as the State Government is yet to acquire 14 acres of private land for key project components.

Launched in June 2021 and being implemented by Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWS&DB), the project aims to draw Cauvery water from KRS Dam and supply it to Mysuru city, Greater Mysuru areas, 300 villages in and around Mysuru, including those in Chamundeshwari Assembly Constituency and 277 villages in Hunsur Assembly segment.

When the project was propo...