Chief Minister Siddaramaiah receives guard of honour during Kalyana Karnataka Utsav in Kalaburagi on Tuesday.
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Kalaburagi: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has assured that the state government is planning to develop Kalaburagi into a smart-city with an estimated investment of Rs 1,685 crore to improve the quality of life for its residents and attract investment in backward districts.
Addressing Kalyana Karnataka Utsav to mark 76th year of its liberation here on Tuesday, he said that Rs 200 crore each is being provided for basic infrastructure development in Kalaburagi and Ballari municipal corporations.
Stating that Kalyana Patha project has been launched to improve road connectivity and rural development in the region, he said that measures would be taken to build 1,150 km of roads in rural assembly constituencies at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore. “We are ready to provide all necessary support to establish an AIIMS institute in Raichur. We urge the central government to take immediate steps to start the premiere institute here,” he urged.
He said that funds allocation of Rs Rs 100 crore would be provided.to develop tourism in the Anjanadri Hill and surrounding areas of Koppal district apart from establishing Jeans Apparel Park in Ballari along with common facility center to upgrade it to world-class standards.
Funds of Rs 130 crore are being spent to build administrative buildings in 18 new taluks in Kalyana Karnataka. A bridge-cum-barrage would be built across the Tungabhadra river near Chikkalparvi in Manvi taluk at a cost of Rs 397 crore as per the approval given by the Cabinet.
“Malnutrition is a major issue among women and children in the Kalyana Karnataka districts. Since healthy people are the wealth of a nation, we have developed a health innovation program to improve health in this area. This year, Rs 220 crore in special funding will be provided for proper implementation, including upgrading health centers and hospitals and adding 50 new ambulances. The state cabinet has approved Rs 221 crore to establish a 150-bed children's health unit in Kalaburagi with technical support from the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health. We are moving towards making Kalaburagi a regional health hub to provide high-quality healthcare locally instead of people traveling to distant cities like Bengaluru, Mumbai, or Hyderabad”, he said.
Irrigation
The CM said that waste management units have been set up in four districts, and new ones would be established in Raichur and Ballari this year. The government has approved the Yaddalli-Kachuru lift irrigation project in Sedam taluk at a cost of Rs 140 crore.
A new textile park would be launched in Raichur through a public-private partnership. In Basava Kalyan, the state government previously designed and laid the foundation for Anubhava Mantapa. "We have now allocated the necessary funds, and it will be completed and inaugurated by the end of next year," he added.
The government has allocated Rs 19,778 crore to the Kalyana Karnataka Regional Development Board (KKRDB) from 2013-14 to 2024-25. Out of this, Rs 13,229 crore have been released, and Rs 11,174 crore have been spent.
So far, 35,885 projects have been taken up, and 27,264 have been completed, with 8,621 projects in progress. "These numbers speak for the development of this region. Since the law was enacted, 1,09,416 jobs have been identified for direct recruitment in various departments in this region, with 79,985 filled. Of 38,705 promotional posts, 29,793 have been promoted. The remaining vacancies will be filled in phases," he said.