‘Focus of multi village drinking water projects is to ensure optimum utilisation of rivers’
The Hindu
The schemes worth ₹6,096 crore are mainly coming up in North Karnataka districts
The focus of multi village drinking water supply projects worth ₹6,096 crore being proposed under NABARD Infrastructure Development Assistance (NIDA) in the State is to ensure the optimum utilisation of river water sources, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K.S. Eshwarappa has said. Speaking to presspersons in Hubballi on Tuesday night, the Minister said that it was a record of sorts that projects worth over ₹6,000 crore were being implemented in the State and a majority of them are in North Karnataka districts. Mr. Eshwarappa said that under NIDA, ₹1,988.01 crore will be spent for the Vijayapura project, ₹1,431.48 crore and ₹954.51 crore for the first and second Vijayapura projects, ₹690.36 crore for Mandya (three taluks) project and ₹1,032.49 crore for Dharwad project.More Related News
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