Bengaluru/Mysuru: The Karnataka Cabinet has accorded administrative approval to release Rs. 130 crore to remove silt from Harangi Dam at Somwarpet Taluk in Kodagu District. Harangi is the main Cauvery water supply reservoir from the catchment areas to Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya, the lifeline of South Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
The Cabinet that met yesterday in Bengaluru under the leadership of Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa approved the release of money to desilt the Dam. The Cabinet approved irrigation and other water projects worth Rs. 3,500 crore including Rs. 130 crore Harangi desilting project. The Cabinet decision was disclosed to reporters by Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J.C. Madhuswamy.
