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Housing Minister and Ballari territory in-charge B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan connected Sunday laid the instauration chromatic for houses sanctioned to stateless families from mining-affected villages successful Ballari taluk nether a rehabilitation programme and aboriginal inaugurated a district-level method store and accumulation connected millets successful Ballari city.
The houses are being constructed nether the Environmental Plan for Mining Impact Zone (CEPMIZ) of the Karnataka Mining Environment Restoration Corporation (KMERC), successful coordination with the Karnataka Rehabilitation Development Corporation and the Rajiv Gandhi Housing Corporation.
The instauration stone-laying ceremonial was held astatine Belagal village. As galore arsenic 862 houses person been approved for beneficiaries from 10 mining-affected villages successful the taluk and the Minister formally inaugurated the operation works.
The Minister besides inaugurated a district-level method store and accumulation connected millets organised by the territory administration, the Zilla Panchayat and the Agriculture Department arsenic portion of the International Trade Fair 2026 connected the Municipal College Grounds connected Dr. Rajkumar Road successful Ballari.
Addressing a gathering, the Minister said that millets connection respective wellness benefits and urged farmers to marque usage of the method store to summation accusation connected cultivation practices and worth addition.
Mayor P. Gadeppa said that expanding contamination of air, h2o and nutrient has contributed to manner diseases specified arsenic bosom ailments, hypertension and diabetes. He stressed the request to support nutrient prime for a steadfast life.
He called upon the Agriculture Department to intensify nutrient consciousness programmes, peculiarly successful schools and colleges.
District Guarantee Schemes Implementation Authority president K.E. Chidanandappa said that the increasing request for millets specified arsenic ragi, jowar and bajra, erstwhile considered nutrient for the poor, is improving some nationalist wellness and the livelihoods of farmers.
Agricultural scientists delivered peculiar lectures during the workshop.
As portion of the exhibition, stalls showcasing millet-based products, on with agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and workplace equipment, were acceptable up astatine the venue, drafting the attraction of farmers and the public.
Officials, cultivation scientists, husbandman leaders and cultivators participated successful the programme.
