He was speaking after laying the foundation stone for a vented dam being built at Paduvari, Byndoor, at a cost of Rs 35 crore, on Tuesday November 24.
"We have drawn up a master plan to build 1,348 vented dams in coastal Karnataka at a cost of Rs 3,986 crore for farming and drinking water purposes. Out of them, 446 will come up in Dakshina Kannada and 424 in Udupi. We plan to complete construction of 466 vented dam works within five years," he explained.
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