CM Bommai: Karnataka Govt Started Irrigation Project Worth Rs 2,800 Cr In Krishna Basin

The Karnataka government has begun irrigation projects in the state worth Rs 2,800 crores to help farmers in the Krishna basin, said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, after inaugurating a convention of beneficiaries of State and Union Government schemes in Ilkal in the Hungund Assembly constituency, Bommai stated that Hungund is an important centre known for the Ilkal sarees and that the granite found here is exported to international markets.

He attributed the current Bharatiya Janata Party government's record development in agriculture and industry. In Hungund taluk, the Kisan Sanman scheme has reached 36,598 farmers. According to him, the second installment of this scheme, worth Rs 975 crore, has been transferred directly to the bank accounts of 47 lakh farmers.

The Chief Minister stated that there is no disparity in development and that justice has been served to all communities. In reference to his predecessor, BS Yediyurappa, Bommai stated that the Bhagyalakshmi scheme benefited minorities.

According to Bommai, Rs 30,000 crore has been set aside for the SCSP/ TSP act. There are plans to build 100 Ambedkar and 50 Kanakadasa hostels. In addition, five mega hostels are being constructed. Additional funds have been set aside to provide hostel facilities for over one lakh students, according to the Chief Minister.

-ANI

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