All the 49 Amruthamahal Kavals in the state will be surveyed and any encroachments will be cleared, declared chief minister B S Yeddyurappa.
CHIKMAGLAUR: All the 49 Amruthamahal Kavals in the state will be surveyed and any encroachments will be cleared, declared chief minister B S Yeddyurappa. The CM, who visited Sringeri to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for a slew of development programmes, told reporters that he would ensure that not even a inch of Amruthmahal Kavals (reserved for grazing by the Hallikar cattle breed since 200 years) is encroached upon.
Rejecting the opposition's allegation that the government's kitty had become empty, Yeddyurappa said that after the BJP came to power, tax collection in the state had increased and even the planned expenditure was also on the raise. The World Kannada Meet would be held in Belgaum and arrangements for it had begun. Kannadigas living abroad would also be invited and it would be a grand affair. After laying foundation stones for various projects, the CM, at a public meeting, took a criticised the opposition for levelling baseless charges against the government. The CM, who came in a helicopter, was welcomed by the chief whip in the assembly D N Jeevaraj, MLAs C T Ravi, D N Suresh, M P Kumaraswamy and district officials. The police made elaborate security arrangements in view of the Naxal menace in Sringeri and its neighbourhood. The road that leads to Kigga, where a temple to the rain god is situated, was heavily guarded. At the temple, the CM performed puja, thereby fulfilling his vow to visit the temple if the state received good monsoon.