<p>Bengaluru: The BBMP has allocated Rs 2.5 crore to dig up 250 recharge pits in the parks it maintains in the city.</p>.<p>It has entrusted the Horticulture Department to carry out the creation of the rainwater harvesting structures.</p>.<p>The civic body has allocated anywhere between Rs 6 lakh to 20 lakh for all 27 assembly constituencies. Each recharge pit has been estimated to cost Rs 1 lakh.</p>.Bengaluru families slash veggie consumption amid price surge.<p>While assembly segments such as RR Nagar, Yeshwantpur, Bommanahalli and Bangalore South have got the maximum allocation, almost all constituencies that come in the city's core area have received Rs 6 lakh each.</p>.<p>Water conservation experts have also been demanding similar pits beneath roadside and stormwater drains to recharge ground water and reduce the flow of water during heavy rains.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: The BBMP has allocated Rs 2.5 crore to dig up 250 recharge pits in the parks it maintains in the city.</p>.<p>It has entrusted the Horticulture Department to carry out the creation of the rainwater harvesting structures.</p>.<p>The civic body has allocated anywhere between Rs 6 lakh to 20 lakh for all 27 assembly constituencies. Each recharge pit has been estimated to cost Rs 1 lakh.</p>.Bengaluru families slash veggie consumption amid price surge.<p>While assembly segments such as RR Nagar, Yeshwantpur, Bommanahalli and Bangalore South have got the maximum allocation, almost all constituencies that come in the city's core area have received Rs 6 lakh each.</p>.<p>Water conservation experts have also been demanding similar pits beneath roadside and stormwater drains to recharge ground water and reduce the flow of water during heavy rains.</p>