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Telangana Govt issues orders to cover up non-functional borewells by July 10
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In the wake of the 18-month-old baby girl\'s death after accidentally falling into an uncovered borewell at a village in Ranga Reddy district recently, Telangana government has ordered the district authorities to cover up all the non-functional bore wells.
In the wake of the 18-month-old baby girl's death after accidentally falling into an uncovered borewell at a village in Ranga Reddy district recently, Telangana government has ordered the district authorities to cover up all the non-functional bore wells.
Announcing the same, Panchayat Raj Minister Jupally Krishna Rao on Wednesday said that the government has set a deadline of July 10 for the non-functional bore wells to be filled up and if not, a fine of Rs 50,000 will be imposed.
Stating that a survey of bore wells not in use will be undertaken, the Minister said that a permission of 15 days in advance needs to be taken for those who wish to dig a fresh bore well, failing which a penalty of Rs 1 lakh will be imposed.
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