CM Assures Govt Medical College, Flyover For Vijayapura; DCM Announces Major Irrigation Push
The Chief Minister said that Karnataka currently has 71 medical colleges, of which 22 are government-run. Government medical colleges would be set up in districts that do not have them, he said, adding that trauma centres and super-speciality hospitals would also be established in every district.
Vijayapura: Reaffirming the State government’s focus on regional development, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday assured the people of Vijayapura of a government medical college and key urban infrastructure projects, while Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced large-scale irrigation investments and improved compensation for Upper Krishna Project submergence victims.
They were speaking at a programme organised by the district administration and the Zilla Panchayat at the Darbar High School grounds in Vijayapura city, after unveiling the statue of Veerarani Kittur Rani Chennamma near the city central bus stand, renaming the bus stand after Kittur Rani Chennamma, inaugurating a cycling velodrome, and launching various development works.
The Chief Minister said that Karnataka currently has 71 medical colleges, of which 22 are government-run. Government medical colleges would be set up in districts that do not have them, he said, adding that trauma centres and super-speciality hospitals would also be established in every district.
Siddaramaiah said development works worth over Rs 800 crore had been launched in Vijayapura district. Projects worth Rs 82 crore had been inaugurated, while foundation stones had been laid for works exceeding Rs 730 crore. He said the statue of Rani Chennamma had been unveiled, the Vijayapura bus stand renamed after her, and South India’s first velodrome had been established in the region for cyclists.
Referring to demands placed by Bijapur City MLA, the Chief Minister said a request had been made to construct a three-km-long flyover from Kanakadasa Circle to Ambedkar Circle and Shivaji Circle at a cost of Rs 160 crore, and assured that it would be fulfilled.
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said priority had been given to reviving stalled works of the Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam in the district. Since he became a minister, projects worth Rs 3,700 crore had been sanctioned for the district, providing irrigation to 1.19 lakh hectares of land.
He said that under the third stage of the Upper Krishna Project (UKP), the region would receive 80 TMC ft of water. The State government was pressing the Centre to issue the necessary notification, but was not receiving adequate cooperation.
The Deputy Chief Minister said compensation had been announced for families affected by submergence under the UKP. While the previous BJP government had decided to offer Rs 20–25 lakh per acre, the present government had decided to provide Rs 30–40 lakh per acre for 1,33,867 acres expected to be submerged, involving a total outlay of Rs 70,000 crore. Canal land losers would be compensated with Rs 25–30 lakh per acre. The aim was to transform lives and empower farmers through the Krishna project, he said.