Saber Mansoomi, lead specialist- Water Sector Resilience, CDRI; Umamaheshwaran Rajasekar, advisor- Urban Resilience, CDRI; Prabhu G., IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Chickballapur district; Manjunath A.S., project director, District Urban Development Cell (DUDC), Chickballapur, Madhavi K., executive engineer, District Urban Development Cell (DUDC), Chickballapur, Amir Bazaz, head- Infrastructure and Climate, IIHS; Pushkara S.V., IIHS; and Sarga Gireesan Sujaya, Specialist- Urban Resilience, CDRI at the project launch.
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A new initiative to strengthen the climate and disaster resilience of water and wastewater systems across six small towns in the State was launched in Chickballapur district on Friday.

The project titled ‘Building Small Town Water Resilience in Chickballapur District’ will assess water and used water systems, develop technical guidelines, and conduct capacity development activities across Bagepalli, Chintamani, Chickballapur, Gudibande, Gowribidanur and Sidlaghatta. It aims to use the infrastructure, service delivery, and risk analyses to identify measures that will improve water resilience and support the safe and effcient reuse of water in these places.

Published - April 18, 2026 01:51 am IST