The Union government has released a sum of Rs 868 crore to take up minor irrigation projects in the drought-affected taluks of the State.
The State government had submitted a proposal to take up about 493 different minor irrigation projects in 81 drought-affected taluks at a cost of Rs 685 crore. Of these, the Centre approved 404 projects to be taken up in five phases, Secretary to Minor Irrigation Department P N Srinivasachary said.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/union-govt-releases-funds-drought-hit-taluks
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-herald-bangalore
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kolar
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chikkaballapur-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chitradurga-d
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/flood-control
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought-relief
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams-irrigation
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
