Amit Shah lays foundation stone and inaugurates development works worth Rs 1,400 cr

Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Amit Shah on Friday laid the foundation stone of 'Sahakar Samridhi Soudha' and inaugurated various development works of Karnataka Department of Cooperation to the tune of Rs 1,400 crore here.

Sahakar Samridhi Soudha, a 67-acre market yard for agriculture marketing, a market for flower growers at a cost of Rs 11 crore in Binnipet APMC, Multi-level car parking in Yeshwantpura APMC at a cost of Rs 8 crore are being constructed, Shah said.

Addressing the event, he said that under the Karnataka Milk Federation, different buildings have also been inaugurated today.

Further, 100 MW Group Captive Solar Power Plant at a cost of Rs 430 crore, Cattle Feed Plant at Chikballapur and Priyapatna at Rs 140 crore and about Rs 50 crore respectively, packaging plant at Rs 95 crore, and Hostel for students at Belgaum are being set up, he added.

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, former CM B S Yediyurappa, and Cooperation Minister of Karnataka S T Somashekhar were also present on the occasion.

A new oxygen plant, underground drainage facility of Bangalore Development Authority at a cost of Rs 238 crore, construction of roads at Bangalore's Banashankari Block at Rs 31 crore and many other development works worth Rs 128 crore are being carried out in Yeshwantpura, Shah said.

Under Jal Jeevan Mission, arrangements for drinking water are being made in Panchayats like Kumbalgodu, Ramohalli, Jalahalli, Chikanahalli, Chunchankuppe and Kagalahalli at Rs.182 crore, he added.