Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa said the State government will resolve the issue of granting land to the families those affected by Sharavathi project, and bagair-hukum cultivators in Shivamogga district.
Delivering his speech after hoisting the national tricolour on the occasion of the 77th Independence Day in Shivamogga on Tuesday, Madhu Bangarappa said both Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar had shown special interest in resolving the land issue. “The government will work towards providing relief for the affected farmers. We will also resolve the land issue involving both the Forest and Revenue Departments,” he said.
The Minister said the government had taken up upgradation of libraries in rural areas. They would be developed into advanced e-libraries. The rural readers would get the benefit of new technology and get access to knowledge from across the globe, he said.