Chamarajanagar: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday launched various development projects, including the long-pending multi-village drinking water project and officially announced taluk status to Hanur.

The drinking water project, expected to solve the problems of two lakh people in 166 villages, was launched at Nagavalli in Chamarajanagar taluk. Speaking on the occasion, the CM remembered late Minister H.S. Mahadevaprasad, who played a major role in initiating the project. The Kabini River water is released to Ummathuru, at a distance of 17 km where it is purified. Later, the water is pumped and supplied through pipelines. At Hanur, the CM launched various programmes and inaugurated buildings.

The CM distributed Title Deeds to 1,000 beneficiaries, gas connections worth Rs.58 lakh, sheep, and goat to beneficiaries at a cost of Rs.75 lakh, inaugurated a dormitory constructed by the Tourism Department at Boodabalu village at a cost of Rs.1 crore.

He participated in the Bhoomi Puja of several road works worth crores of rupees. He inaugurated the KSRTC bus stand constructed at a cost of Rs.3 crore, Vadakkehalla Bridge at a cost of Rs.3.5 crore and other works.