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State gets ₹1,242 crore for two watershed projects
The Hindu
Karnataka has received aid of ₹1,242.26 crore for implementing two watershed projects in rainfed areas of the State for increasing farm productivity.The Centre has granted ₹642.26 crore for watershed
Karnataka has received aid of ₹1,242.26 crore for implementing two watershed projects in rainfed areas of the State for increasing farm productivity.
The Centre has granted ₹642.26 crore for watershed project under the Prime Minister Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY). It would be covering 2.75 lakh hectares in 57 rainfed taluks of the State in the next five years.
Briefing presspersons here on Thursday, Minister for Agriculture B.C. Patil said the project would be implemented in a five-year period with contributions from the Centre and State in the ratio of 60:40.