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Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar connected Sunday appealed to the radical not to judge the “false and misleading information” being dispersed by the Opposition implicit the merchandise of Tungabhadra h2o for the 2nd crop, asserting that the State authorities is committed to ensuring some payment of farmers and the information of the dam.
Speaking aft Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated the ₹859-crore task for filling 74 tanks successful Kudligi taluk and different improvement works worthy ₹1,250 crore successful Vijayanagara district, Mr. Shivakumar said that the Tungabhadra Reservoir’s crest gates are being replaced and hence, caution is indispensable successful managing h2o levels.
“Some radical are politicising the Tungabhadra issue. All the crest gates of the dam are being replaced and enactment is successful progress. We are not against releasing h2o for the 2nd crop, but the dam’s information is arsenic important. Farmers should deliberation which is much vital, a azygous harvest oregon the reservoir itself. The Tungabhadra Board, constituted by the Union government, volition determine connected h2o release. I petition farmers not to bow to governmental unit oregon Opposition propaganda,” helium said.
The Deputy Chief Minister said that portion the tank-filling task itself outgo implicit ₹800 crore, the yearly energy outgo of pumping h2o volition transcend ₹80 lakh.
“The State authorities tin carnivore the outgo for a twelvemonth oregon 2 but successful the agelong term, these tanks should beryllium auctioned for food farming. The income generated tin beryllium utilized to wage energy bills,” helium suggested.
Mr. Shivakumar described the tank-filling inaugural arsenic the “seventh guarantee” of the Congress government. “Our 5 warrant schemes person already go a exemplary for the full country. Now, we are giving h2o to farmers arsenic the seventh guarantee,” helium said.
Recalling however the Congress authorities fulfilled its promises contempt disapproval from the BJP, helium said: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi erstwhile mocked our warrant schemes. Now, BJP-ruled States similar Haryana, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar person copied them. This Congress manus has strengthened people’s lives. It has supported farmers, empowered women and stood by the poor.”
Mr. Shivakumar said that the State authorities has spent ₹1 lakh crore connected warrant schemes, ₹20,000 crore connected escaped powerfulness for irrigation pumps and ₹9,000 crore connected pensions.
“No BJP authorities has ever implemented specified payment schemes. Even without a rupee from the Centre, our authorities continues its work,” helium added.
The Deputy Chief Minister besides announced that the State authorities is considering mounting up a silk marketplace successful Kudligi, fixed the beingness of implicit 4,000 sericulture farmers successful the region.
“The silk produced present fetches higher prices successful Ramanagara. Since Chinese silk imports person reduced, our silk prices person risen. We volition research opening a section marketplace here,” helium said.
He besides mentioned that legislators and Ministers who failed to cooperate successful allocating onshore for Congress offices volition beryllium reported to the AICC.
“A region’s improvement is not lone the work of politicians but besides of the people. MLA N.T. Srinivas is moving hard for your progress. Please widen your afloat cooperation,” helium said.
