Karnataka CM vows to clear all long pending irrigation projects.

The Congress government in Karnataka, which completed one year in office, plans to lay thrust on increasing power generation, augmenting water resources for both drinking and irrigation and completing all long-pending irrigation projects.

Mr. Siddaramaiah CM of Karnataka said this year the government is planning to take up many asset creation activities which will give a boost the state's GDP.

Mr Siddaramaiah said that the state planned to spend INR 10,000 crore every year for five years to complete pending irrigation projects. In the first-year, we were able to spend INR 6,730 crore. We are now gearing up to allocate as promised.

He said that 'During the financial year 2014-15, we plan to take up Upper Krishna project third phase, modernisation of Cauvery irrigation canals and Yetinaholle river diversion project.'

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