Karnataka Cabinet clears key health, education and Cauvery projects: Minister

Karnataka Cabinet clears key health, education and Cauvery projects: Minister

Bengaluru, Karnataka minister H K Patil on Thursday said the state Cabinet has approved a series of administrative and infrastructure proposals across departments, including health, education, drinking water and agriculture.

Karnataka Cabinet clears key health, education and Cauvery projects: Minister

Briefing reporters after the Cabinet meeting, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Patil said the decisions were aimed at strengthening public infrastructure and welfare delivery across Karnataka.

"The Cabinet also approved a report submitted by a committee headed by M Govinda Rao on redressing regional imbalance in Karnataka," Patil said.

"Since it is one of the important recommendations of the report, the chief minister's Budget speech will reflect it," he said.

In the health sector, Patil said administrative approval had been granted for several hospital projects.

The Cabinet decided to take up, in the first phase, construction work for a 100-bed facility as part of a proposed 250-bed district hospital at Kollegala in Chamarajanagar district at an estimated cost of ₹48 crore, he said.

Explaining the scheme, Patil said compensation for crop loss due to natural calamities such as hailstorm, landslide, crop submergence and lightning-induced fire would be settled on an area basis.

"At the time of calamity, all farmers will get compensation," he said.

On drinking water infrastructure, the Cabinet granted administrative approval for the ₹6,939 crore Cauvery Phase VI project to meet additional drinking water requirements of Bengaluru city and its suburbs.

Approval was also given for the construction of a 30 ML capacity RCC reservoir by demolishing the dilapidated structure at the Bull Temple reservoir service station in Bengaluru.

The minister said the Cabinet also approved various land allotments and exchange proposals placed before it by the revenue department, as well as regulatory measures relating to transfer rules in minority welfare services.

The decisions reflected the government's focus on infrastructure expansion and administrative streamlining across sectors, Patil said.

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