According to state officials, the project envisages lifting of 17.40 thousand million cubic feet of water from river Thunga to Bhadra reservoir and 29.90 TMC from Bhadra reservoir.
Amid growing strain in India-Pakistan ties, the government is planning to fast-track four projects in Indus river basin to increase irrigation area in Jammu and Kashmir by nearly 2.05 lakh acres, weeks after India decided to "exploit to the maximum" the water of Pakistan-controlled rivers, including Jhelum, as per Indus Water Treaty.
While the government has claimed significant increase in funds for farm credit, PMKSY and PKVY, facts show a different story.
Tax incentives to have cascading effect on the capital goods industry.
A provision of Rs 15,000 crore has been made in the budgetary estimate of 2016-17 towards interest subvention.
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