Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 236 development works worth Rs 4500 crore including provision of clean drinking water for 1400 villages and seven cities under Jal Jeevan Mission, 105 PWD works and 19 works of Karnataka Road Development Agency, in Raichur, Karnataka.
In his address, Amit Shah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has provided Rs 5300 crore for Upper Bhadra Yojna, Rs 5000 crore for Upper Krishna Yojna and also resolved Mahadayi issue. Apart from this, the construction of Greenfield airport has started in Raichur district. By reducing the export duty of prawns, the Prime Minister has also benefited the farmers associated with prawn farming.