Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that the State government would urge the Union government to issue the gazette notification on the Upper Krishna Project so that the government could go ahead with phase 3 of the project.
He was speaking to media persons after offering ‘bagina’ (offering) at Lal Bahadur Shastri Reservoir at Almatti in Vijayapura district.
Mr. Siddaramaiah said that for implementing the third phase of Upper Krishna project, funds to the tune of ₹1 lakh crore would be required as it involved land acquisition for resettlement and rehabilitation works. “As per 2023 estimate, the project requires ₹83,700 crore and by the time the project gets completed the cost is likely to cross Rs. 1 lakh crore,” he said.
