State launches borewell safety campaign to close abandoned borewells

The state government has launched a 'Borewell Safety Campaign' to close abandoned and unusable open borewells in Bengaluru. Small Irrigation Minister Ajay Dharmasing stated that the campaign aims to raise public awareness about the danger posed by such borewells to children and livestock. The minister also announced that the Small Irrigation Department will first identify and check the safe closure of all failed and unusable borewells dug by them. Furthermore, a web-based system, geo-tag images, and a closure tracking system will be developed to gather information on open borewells.