Plan to irrigate 10,000 hectares in Dharwad, Navalgund
The Hindu
₹312-crore project for using Tuppari Halla waters proposed
An extensive project worth ₹312 crore aimed at utilising the floodwaters in the Tuppari Halla (stream) during the rainy season to irrigate 10,000 hectares of farmland in Dharwad and Navalgund taluk has been sent to the Finance Department for approval, Minister for Handloom, Textiles, Sugar and Sugarcane Development Shankar Patil Munenakoppa said here on Sunday. Addressing the 75th Independence Day Parade after hoisting the national flag at the R.N. Shetty Stadium in Dharwad on Sunday, Mr. Munenakoppa said that the work on the project will begin soon. “Tuppari Halla, which covers 95 km in Dharwad and Navalgund taluks, then joins the Benni Halla near Navalgund. The project aimed at harnessing the floodwaters and utilising it for irrigation has already been approved by Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Limited. The project has been sent to the Finance Department. The work will be started soon after getting administrative approval from the government,” he said.
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