Chief Minister Siddaramaiah laid the foundation stone for the Kottalagi Ammajeshwari Lift Irrigation Project in Athani on Wednesday.
He said that the project has the potential to irrigate over 95% of the land area in Athani taluk, i.e., around 50,000 acres of land, and change the fortunes of the rain-scarce taluk.
He said that such projects will benefit the people in two ways. “First, it will irrigate rain-fed land and make them more productive. Secondly, just as in the case of such projects in Kolar-Chikkaballapura districts, the water table will be replenished as water from the project will be used to fill lakes in the area,’‘ the Chief Minister said.
