Mandya, May 6 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced that the permanent drinking water supply project to taluks in Bengaluru South district would be completed by December this year.

"The drinking water project has been taken up at the cost of Rs 540 crores. We had promised to supply drinking water to all taluks in Bengaluru South district during the Chennapatna by-polls, and we are committed to honour the promise," the Deputy Chief Minister told reporters at Belakawadi in Malavalli taluk.

The DCM performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the project near Sattegala reservoir on Monday morning. The project envisages the supply of drinking water to Ramanagar, Kanakapura, Chennapatna and Magadi taluks in Bengaluru South ...