Assembly passes bill to prevent children from falling into borewells
The New Indian Express Shivamogga|December 17, 2024
THE Karnataka Groundwater (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) (Amendment) Bill passed in the Legislative Assembly on Monday proposes stringent measures to prevent children falling into uncapped newly drilled borewells.
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Assembly passes bill to prevent children from falling into borewells

Drilling and implementing agencies will face one-year jail in addition to Rs 25,000 fine if they are found guilty of not closing the lid of newly drilled borewells effectively and tightly.

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