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Minister for Agriculture N. Cheluvarayaswamy connected Tuesday announced that efforts are nether mode to grow irrigation facilities crossed the district, wherever lone astir 55% of the onshore is presently irrigated.
He besides revealed that an Agricultural University is being established successful Mandya, aimed astatine empowering young farmers and boosting their economical prospects.
Speaking astatine a felicitation programme held successful Thubinakere Gram Panchayat limits of Mandya taluk, the Minister said the projected assemblage would play a cardinal relation successful equipping agrarian younker with modern cultivation knowledge, innovation, and skills, helping them go financially self-reliant.
The lawsuit was organised to honour MP and erstwhile Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai for his publication to a large irrigation inaugural that channels h2o from the Lokapavani stream to capable tanks successful respective villages, including Elechakanahalli, Yaliyur, Uramara Kasalagere, Ragimuddanahalli, Jakkanahalli, and Alugoodu.
Mr. Cheluvarayaswamy credited Mr. Bommai for initiating the Elechakanahalli assistance irrigation project, observing that it has importantly improved h2o availability for agriculture and livestock successful the region.
Addressing the gathering, Mr. Bommai said the long-pending task to divert h2o from the Lokapavani stream to section tanks has present been completed and formally dedicated aft respective years.
Balanced improvement and responding to people’s concerns had been his precedence arsenic Chief Minister. Leadership indispensable look from the radical and stay connected to them, helium added.
Nirmalanandanatha Swami was present. Shivaratri Deshikendra Swami, who was besides present, said the irrigation task has enabled farmers to execute economical advancement done reliable h2o proviso to farmlands.
Nischalanandanatha Swami lauded Mr. Bommai’s contributions arsenic a erstwhile irrigation Minister, strengthening irrigation infrastructure successful the region.
Srirangapatna MLA A.B. Ramesh Bandisidde Gowda, erstwhile MLA Vijayalakshmi Bandisidde Gowda, erstwhile Deputy Chief Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan, and Karnataka Sangha president Jayaprakash Gowda were present.
