<p>He was speaking at a function organised by the Kolar-Chikkaballapur Milk Producers’ Federation to distribute cheques for the meritorious students who excelled in the SSLC and PUC exams, in Chikkaballapur on Monday. <br /><br />He said, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has approved the acquisition of 15 acres of land at a horticulture farm on National Highway - 7 to set up the dairy. He said, the Horticulture Department had earlier objected to the proposal to acquire the land for the project. <br />However, due to the intervention of Union Ministers Veerappa Moily and K H Muniyappa, district In-Charge Minister Dr Mumtaz Alikhan, the district legislators and the deputy commissioners who discussed the issue with the Chief Minister. <br /><br />BSY to be felicitated<br />As the Chief Minister agreed to the proposal, a delegation led by the district in-charge minister will felicitate the Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on February 4 in Bangalore to express their gratitude, Nagaraj added.<br /><br /> The delegation will also hand over a cheque for Rs 55 lakh collected by the Federation towards the relief works in the flood-affected areas of North Karnataka. <br /><br />He said a proposal will be submitted to allocate Rs 20 crore for development works of the mega dairy. <br /><br />Federation Director R Narayanappa said Rs 65 crore was allocated for the mega dairy for the undivided Kolar district and Rs 5 crore has already been released. The work is in progress in Kolar, he added.<br /></p>
<p>He was speaking at a function organised by the Kolar-Chikkaballapur Milk Producers’ Federation to distribute cheques for the meritorious students who excelled in the SSLC and PUC exams, in Chikkaballapur on Monday. <br /><br />He said, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has approved the acquisition of 15 acres of land at a horticulture farm on National Highway - 7 to set up the dairy. He said, the Horticulture Department had earlier objected to the proposal to acquire the land for the project. <br />However, due to the intervention of Union Ministers Veerappa Moily and K H Muniyappa, district In-Charge Minister Dr Mumtaz Alikhan, the district legislators and the deputy commissioners who discussed the issue with the Chief Minister. <br /><br />BSY to be felicitated<br />As the Chief Minister agreed to the proposal, a delegation led by the district in-charge minister will felicitate the Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on February 4 in Bangalore to express their gratitude, Nagaraj added.<br /><br /> The delegation will also hand over a cheque for Rs 55 lakh collected by the Federation towards the relief works in the flood-affected areas of North Karnataka. <br /><br />He said a proposal will be submitted to allocate Rs 20 crore for development works of the mega dairy. <br /><br />Federation Director R Narayanappa said Rs 65 crore was allocated for the mega dairy for the undivided Kolar district and Rs 5 crore has already been released. The work is in progress in Kolar, he added.<br /></p>
