Poll-bound Karnataka gets Rs 5,300 cr aid for Upper Bhadra project in budget

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the Centre would provide Rs 5300 crore assistance for the Upper Bhadra project in Karnataka an announcement cheered by the Chief Minister Basavaraj BommaiSeveral BJP leaders including National General Secretary C T Ravi and state party chief Nalin Kumar Kateel praised the budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha calling it farsighted and pro poorRs 5300 crore has been announced for the Upper Bhadra Project which is a major irrigation project from Karnataka and has a status of national project I welcome this as the project is important aimed at providing irrigation and drinking water to vast areas of drought affected central districts of the state Bommai saidSpeaking to reporters in Haveri he said this is the first project with a status national project in the state and large funding to it has made us happyEarlier too funds had come to this project under Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme AIBP now as it is a national project such a large fund is coming he addedAlso Read Congress gave birth to illegal things and corruption in country Karnataka CM Basavaraj BommaiIn her budget speech Sitharaman a Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka said In the drought prone central regions of Karnataka a central assistance of Rs 5300 crore will be given for the Upper Bhadra ProjectWelcoming the announcement Health Minister K Sudhakar said This will immensely benefit the people of Chikkamagaluru Chitradurga Tumkur and Davangere districts by providing irrigation facility to farmers and recharging the groundwater table to provide drinking water in droughtprone taluks of these districtsUpper Bhadra Project is a major lift irrigation Scheme under implementation in the central region of Karnataka State It envisages lifting upto 1740 TMC of water in first stage from Tunga to Bhadra and lifting 2990 TMC of water in second stage from Bhadra to Tunnel near Ajjampura in Tungabhadra subbasin of Krishna basinIt is planned to irrigate an extent of 225515 hectares by micro irrigation in droughtprone districts of Chikkamagaluru Chitradurga Tumkur and DavangereThe primary objective of the project is providing a sustainable irrigation facility in kharif season and the other objective of the project is to recharge the groundwater table and provide drinking water by filling 367 tanks to their 50 per cent capacity in droughtprone taluks of the above said districtsThe Government of Karnataka has accorded administrative approval to the rerevised DPR amounting to Rs 2147367 Cr at 201819 price level dated December 16 2020 Upper Bhadra Project has been taken up in 2 Stages and the works under these two stages are under progressPraising the Union Budget Karnataka BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel said it has several programmes for the all round development of Karnataka and the countryPointing to the Finance Minister announcing hike in the capital expenditure by 33 per cent to Rs 10 lakh crore for infrastructure development he said this will also help in generating more jobsKateel who is also an MP while raising several schemes and programmes proposed in the budget including Rs 5300 crore grant announced for the Upper Bhadra Project complimented PM Narendra Modi and Sitharaman for the sameDespite COVID India by continuing to emerge as a fastest growing economy has garnered global attention he said as he highlighted the impetus given to development of Railways agriculture startups tourism among other sectors and praised the tax rebate announced in the budget as it is likely to benefit the middle classBJP strong man and former CM B S Yediyurappa said the Amrit Kaal Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is futuristic and provides a clear roadmap to drive Indias growth towards USD 5 trillion economy by 2025The Budget recognises the contribution of the middle class by addressing their concerns and offers something for everyone he said in a tweet while thanking PM Modi for Rs 5300 crore assistance to the Upper Bhadra project which will improve irrigation and drinking water facilities in the districts of central KarnatakaC T Ravi in Chikkamagaluru pointing out seven priorities mentioned in the budget said this is a farsighted and propoor budget keeping in mind the interest of the countryAssembly elections are due in Karnataka by MayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever