Karnakata CM Siddaramaiah Rs 850 cr development package for Bellary district

BELLARY: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today announced a Rs 850 crore development package for Bellary district.

Speaking to reporters after a meeting on the Karnataka Development Programme here, he said Rs 247 crore would be spent on construction of 12,399 houses in the district.

In Bellary city, Rs 110 crore would be spent on building 5,500 housing units, he said.

Besides these, Rs 37 crore would be spent on construction of toilets in the district, Rs 60 crore on drinking water, Rs 50 crore on rural development, Rs 13 crore on minorities development, Rs 10 crore on electricity connection and Rs 12.75 crore on roads, among others, he said.