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BELAGAVI: The 24X7 drinking water scheme in 10 demo wards of the city are almost completing a decade, but upgrading the scheme to 48 other wards has been delayed due to technical reasons.Even after a decade, the technical problems are not over. Now, BCC wants to consider the spent money on drinking water projects as its contribution. In the modified draft sent to the World Bank, authorities have given up some work carried out by BCC. The plan for the next 12 years has been made considering all aspects, including water availability and lifting capacity. He also said there is a need to improve water supply lines in 10 demo zones, in keeping with the increased population.BCC commissioner Shashidhar Kurer said there is no shortage of water to implement the 24X7 scheme ..