After villages, K'taka Govt to launch scheme for devt of towns

Mysore, Mar 7 (UNI) The Karnataka Government has decided to take up 'Survana Nagara Yojane' on the lines of the 'Survana Grama Yojane' soon, Municipal Administration Minister Alangur Srinivas said today.

Addressing media persons after holding a review meeting here, he said his department had submitted a draft report to the Government and sought budgetary allocation of Rs 100 crore in the coming budget for the programme. He had talked to Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and Deputy Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa in this regard.

Explaining the project, the Minister said Rs four to five crore would be spent on each town in the State for its overall development. Besides his department's allocation for the project, additional funds would be obtained from the slum board, housing board and industries department.

Mr Srinivas said the project would allocate nearly 100 acres of land in each town for industrial development and increasing employment generation.

He said he had been touring the State and holding review meetings at divisional levels to tackle drinking water problems at various districts. The Ministry had instructed all the district authorities to take up necessary steps to provide drinking water to every one.

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