Yeddyurappa visits Kukke Subrahmanya

April 4, 2011

Kukke subrahmanya, April 4: Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa here on Sunday refrained from making it clear if the Government was intended to divert the Netravathi.

When presspersons asked him to specify why the Government had allocated Rs. 200 crore in the agriculture budget for 2011-12 for “making water available” from the Yettinahole canal, a tributary of the Netravathi, in the Western Ghats, the Chief Minister said that it was in the interest of the State as a whole. Mr. Yeddyurappa said that the government would ensure that no injustice was done to the coastal region.

He said that irrigation experts would be consulted before taking up the scheme.

It may be mentioned here that point No. 107 of the agriculture budget had masked Netravathi diversion issue under the headline, “National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA)”. But the explanation on the topic said: “A survey with the help of NRSA on diversion of water from the west-flowing rivers for drinking in Bangalore Urban and Rural, Tumkur, Chickballapur, Kolar and Chitradurga districts has been completed.”

It further read: “Action will be taken in phases to provide drinking water through pipelines, while ensuring that there is no damage to the environment. In the first phase, water will be made available from the Yettinahole canal. A sum of Rs. 200 crore has been provided for implementing this scheme through institutes with requisite expertise,” it said.

Speaking to presspersons here Sunday, the Chief Minister refused to elaborate further on allocating Rs. 200 crore for the scheme.

Revenue

Mr. Yeddyurappa said that the Government had collected Rs. 37,900 crore as revenue against the target of Rs. 36,218 crore in 2010-11. It mainly came from commercial taxes, excise and motor vehicle taxes. The revenue collection was up by 24 per cent, he said.

The Chief Minister claimed that the financial condition of the State was good. The revenue surplus of the State stood at Rs. 3,000 crore.

He said that the government would convene a meeting shortly on improving roads in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.

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DK in-charge minister presents CM’s MSP plea to Prime Minister in Mangaluru

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November 28,2025

Mangaluru, Nov 28: Karnataka Health Minister and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday handed over Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the severe distress faced by farmers due to crashing crop prices.

PM Modi arrived at the Mangaluru International Airport en route to Udupi, where Gundu Rao welcomed him and submitted the letter. The chief minister’s message stressed that farmers are suffering heavy losses because maize and green gram are being bought far below the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The state urged the Centre to immediately begin procurement at MSP.

According to the letter, Karnataka has a bumper harvest this year—over 54.74 lakh metric tons of maize and 1.98 lakh metric tons of green gram—yet farmers are unable to secure fair prices. Against the MSP of ₹2,400/MT for maize and ₹8,768/MT for green gram, market rates have plunged to ₹1,600–₹1,800 and ₹5,400 respectively.

The chief minister has requested the Centre to:

• Direct NAFED, FCI and NCCF to start MSP procurement immediately.
• Ensure ethanol units purchase maize directly from farmers or FPOs.
• Increase Karnataka’s ethanol allocation, citing high production capacity.
• Stop maize imports, which have depressed domestic prices.
• Relax quality norms for green gram, allowing up to 10% discoloration due to rains.

The letter stresses that MSP is crucial for farmer dignity and income stability and calls for swift central intervention to prevent a deepening crisis.

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