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Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar connected Saturday said that if the Union authorities accords requisite permissions for large irrigation projects of Karnataka — Upper Krishna, Mekedatu , Mahadayi and Yettinahole — the Congress authorities would beryllium capable to supply “water guarantee” arsenic the “seventh guarantee.”
Addressing a rally successful Haveri to administer rubric deeds to beneficiaries, described arsenic the “sixth guarantee”, which coincided with the Congress authorities completing 1,000 days successful office, Mr. Shivakumar said that the authorities had decided to springiness compensation to the tune of ₹35 lakh to ₹40 lakh to farmers who portion with their onshore for the Upper Krishna Project.
“Owing to effectual arguments successful the Supreme Court, we person received a favourable bid towards the balancing reservoir connected Cauvery astatine Mekedatu. We are readying DPR for the project. On Mahadayi, the Forest Department has not fixed the indispensable permissions,” helium said. Speaking connected the Yettinahold project, helium said that if the support is fixed wrong 3 months, past the State authorities would beryllium capable to implicit the enactment of supplying drinking h2o to Chickballapur and Kolar.
A big of Ministers including Krishna Byre Gowda, Shivanand Patil, H.K. Patil, Satish Jarkiholi, K.H. Muniyappa, G. Parameshwara and implicit 20 legislators took portion successful the normal astatine Haveri.
