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

According to news agency PTI, the project, which is being implemented at a cost of Rs.540 crores, aims to provide reliable drinking water to the region, a promise made during the Chennapatna by-polls.

Shivakumar highlighted that the project will benefit areas including Ramanagar, Kanakapura, Chennapatna, and Magadi taluks. The Deputy Chief Minister also performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the project near the Sattegala reservoir, the report added.

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