Palaniswami seeks funds for Cauvery rejuvenation
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‘T.N. committed to Atmanirbhar Bharat’
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Saturday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the linking of the Godavari and the Cauvery a nationwide mission for the advantage of lakhs of individuals in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Addressing the sixth Governing Council Meeting of the NITI Aayog, he made a powerful case for rejuvenating the Cauvery and its tributaries on the strains of ‘Namami Gange’, an built-in Ganga conservation mission. “The Government of India is requested to accord sanction and extend financial assistance to Tamil Nadu at the earliest,” he stated.
He stated Tamil Nadu received the National Water Award in 2019 for the perfect performing State, and the implementation of the farmer-centric ‘Kudimaramathu’ scheme led to the execution of 6,211 works at an estimated value of ₹41,418 crore. “Tamil Nadu stands first in coverage under micro irrigation in 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.”
Mr. Palaniswami stated lakhs of farmers had efficiently been enrolled underneath the Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme (Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana) and ₹9,365 crore in compensation had been disbursed within the final 4 years to 54.12 lakh beneficiaries.
He stated the contribution of the livestock sector to agriculture and allied actions had elevated from 30% throughout 2011-2012 to 53% in actual phrases throughout 2019-2020. Diversification of trawl fishing to deep-sea fishing, growth of fishing harbours and creation of promoting services had been being taken up on a big scale, he stated. Tamil Nadu, he stated, was dedicated to the imaginative and prescient of Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India).
He stated a key component of infrastructure in Tamil Nadu was the availability of high quality and dependable electrical energy, and the State had reworked itself right into a power-surplus one. “Tamil Nadu stands first in wind installed capacity and third in solar installed capacity.”
The Chief Minister stated Tamil Nadu had acquired the best share of funding proposals (16%) in India between April to September 2020, and thru the web single window portal, investments totalling ₹22,332 crore and having the potential of making jobs for 76,835 individuals had been cleared.
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