Indian National Congress · Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election 2023
Last updated 18 Jun 2026
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Help us verify“To Spend Rs 1.5 lakh crores for irrigation in the next 5 years (2023 to 2028).”
Promise to spend Rs 1.5 lakh crore on irrigation over five years (2023-2028). The Water Resources Department receives substantial annual budget allocations, but whether cumulative spending is on pace for the Rs 1.5 lakh crore target - and reporting that the major named projects received no specific grants - currently rests on non-approved analysis. An approved citation on cumulative outlay is needed. Status pending.
To provide Rs 1000 crores for cleaning all important rivers in Karnataka (Kali, Bedthi, Krishna, Tungabhadra, Malaprabha, Bhima, Cauvery, Kabini, Shimsha, Arkavathi, Yagachi, Kumaradhara and Nethravathi Rivers) over a period of 5 years.
To undertake desilting of Thungabadra Dam on priority to ensure the 200 TMC of storage is not lost and additional area of agricultural area is brought under irrigation.
Rs 500 crore will be allocated in the first cabinet meeting [for the Mahadayi project].
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