Cabinet decisions will go a long way to remove ‘backward tag' to Chamarajangar: Dy. CM
Stating that the government was committed to removing the 'most backward district' tag for Chamarajanagar district, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday said that the decisions taken at the Cabinet meeting at M.M. Hills would go a long way in that direction.
'Chamarajanagar had earned the tag of 'the most backward district' in the Nanjundappa Committee report. Our government is committed to getting rid of that tag. The decisions taken in the Cabinet will help in that direction,' he said.
Addressing a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, the Deputy Chief Minister spoke about various projects approved by the Cabinet.
Mr. Shivakumar said ₹70 crore has been allocated for a polytechnic in Mysuru, and ₹28 crore has been earmarked for a project to fill tanks in Malavalli taluk of Mandya district. A ₹98-crore project has been prepared to fill 25 tanks in Ajjampura and Kadur in Chikkamagaluru district, and ₹29 crore for a lift irrigation project in Pandavapura has been allocated.
'We have decided to build a check dam in Varuna Assembly constituency to recharge the groundwater. Administrative approval has been given to a ₹41-crore lift irrigation project for many villages in the Varuna constituency. Approvals have been given to a ₹25-crore pick up canal in Heggadadevanakote and a ₹12-crore irrigation project in Periyapatna taluk,' he added.
Also, ₹50 crore has been allocated to a lift irrigation project to fill tanks in K.R. Nagara and Saligrama. ₹35 crore has been allocated to fill 12 tanks from Cauvery waters in Srirangapatna. ₹30 crore has been granted for the construction of a barrage and a bridge across the Shimsha river in Maddur. ₹25 crore has been granted to build a check dam and a bridge in Madikeri, he said.
Other approvals include ₹14 crore for the Honganuru tank in Chamarajanagar, ₹11 crore for Amachavadi tank, ₹150 crore for Cauvery third phase at Malangi village, ₹18 crore for a drinking water unit at Dalavayi tank, and ₹15 crore for the construction of a new bridge across Suvarnavathi river in Kollegal.
While stating that ₹92 crore has been set aside for Cauvery Aarti at Srirangapatna, the Deputy Chief Minister, who is also the Minister for Water Resources, said ₹198 crore has been granted for lift irrigation canal in Periyapatna, and administrative approval has been granted for ₹103 crore lift irrigation project at Chikkanandi.
Other approved works include ₹15 crore for Chamarajanagar right bank canal, ₹43 crore for Ramasamudra canal, ₹42 crore for pick up canal for Bidarahalli, ₹42 crore for a canal in Harohalli, ₹24 crore for Kabini right bank canal, ₹24 crore for Suvarnavathi dam, and ₹70 crore to fill tanks in Suvarnavathi dam basin.
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