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. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT 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 Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Karnataka High Court upholds cancellation of school’s recognition for producing fake certificate and illegally running madarasa Pope condemns use of AI to fuel ‘polarisation, conflict, fear and violence’