Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on December 15, announced a slew of projects for the development of North Karnataka, including that of preparing a comprehensive action plan for promoting its prominent tourist destinations and developing an industrial estate on 2,000 acres of land near Belagavi.
Making these announcements on Friday, hours before conclusion of the 10-day winter session of the state legislature in Belagavi, the chief minister said a foundry cluster would also be set up on 500 acres of land near Belagavi.
Similarly, an FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) cluster would be set up in Dharwad district with an intention to generate 2,400 jobs. In addition to this, a manufacturing cluster would be set up on 1,500 acres of land in Vijayapura while emphasis would be given to cotton-based industries in the cotton hub of Raichur, he said.
