Venkatesh has urged the farming community in he district to focus on growing Siri Dhanya (millets) owing to its high nutritional value and increasing demand in the market. “Considering the present scenario in the agriculture sector, farmers should grow millets. A scheme has been designed and implemented to encourage growing millets in which a sum of ₹10,000 will be directly transferred to their bank accounts if they grow millets, the DC said. The construction of houses for residents of Tamil Colony and Halahalli slums in the town was nearing completion. According to him, as many as 1,335 families from both the slums will be shifted to multi-storey residential complexes after the completion of the construction works.

Source: The Hindu January 26, 2020 19:07 UTC