Water Resources Min pushes for Rs 1500cr additional funding
An additional Rs 1500 crore budget funding has been sought for the current financial year for speedy implementation of major and medium irrigation projects in Karnataka.
By PTI |
BANGALORE: An additional Rs 1500 crore budget funding has been sought for the current financial year for speedy implementation of major and medium irrigation projects in Karnataka, Water Resources Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.
Bommai said allocation for these projects earmarked in the budget presented by the Governor Rameshwar Thakur when the State was under President's Rule was around Rs 3,600 crore which was "less to take up real works".
"We have sought an increase of Rs 1,500 crore in the coming budget (to be presented by the BJP government next month)", he told reporters here on Saturday.
Bommai also said three companies coming under his ministry -- Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigama, Kaveri Neeravari Nigama and Karnataka Neeravari Nigama -- would start declaring quarterly results.
This would enable to get an update on where they stood in terms of meeting targets and make them more accountable, he added.
He said he has started interacting with Chief Engineers across the State on a daily basis to give a push to various projects and facilitate faster decision-making, through videoconferencing facility.
"We are targeting to complete the 12 months work, within eight months (before March)", Bommai said. "I want to remove delay in decision-making which is a heavy cost".
Bommai said allocation for these projects earmarked in the budget presented by the Governor Rameshwar Thakur when the State was under President's Rule was around Rs 3,600 crore which was "less to take up real works".
"We have sought an increase of Rs 1,500 crore in the coming budget (to be presented by the BJP government next month)", he told reporters here on Saturday.
Bommai also said three companies coming under his ministry -- Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigama, Kaveri Neeravari Nigama and Karnataka Neeravari Nigama -- would start declaring quarterly results.
This would enable to get an update on where they stood in terms of meeting targets and make them more accountable, he added.
He said he has started interacting with Chief Engineers across the State on a daily basis to give a push to various projects and facilitate faster decision-making, through videoconferencing facility.
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"We are targeting to complete the 12 months work, within eight months (before March)", Bommai said. "I want to remove delay in decision-making which is a heavy cost".
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