“I am very happy about the Rs 5,300 crore grant announced for the Upper Bhadra Project of Karnataka in the Union Budget. The Upper Bhadra Project will irrigate over 100,000 hectares in the drought-hit and dry land of central Karnataka. Besides, it is also a drinking water project… The state had forwarded a proposal to the Union government to declare this as a national project. This is the first national project among the several irrigation projects of the state.”
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai
“Earlier, Punjab was missing from the Republic Day. Now, Punjab is missing from the Budget. As