Eshwarappa, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, has said that a committee comprising elected representatives would be formed to inquire into allegations of irregularities in the execution of Tunga canal modernisation work. The State government had given its approval for the work of modernisation of Tunga canal in April 2016 at a cost of ₹239 crore. The left bank canal of Tunga reservoir is of 102 kilometre length while the right bank canal is of 54 kilometre length. He said that the second phase of Tunga canal modernisation work was estimated to cost ₹ 140 crore of which ₹80 crore has already been paid for the contractor who has executed the work. Araga Jnanendra, Tirthahalli MLA; H. Halappa, Sagar MLA; Kumar Bangarappa, Sorab MLA; K.M.

Source: The Hindu January 24, 2020 17:32 UTC