Bengaluru, July 12: Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D K Shivakumar today said that the government was committed to developing Bengaluru to prevent industries leaving Bengaluru.
Speaking at the Bengaluru Tech Summit at hotel Taj West End, he said, “The world is looking at Bengaluru. Our government is fully committed to the Bengaluru’s growth, we have to stop industries and employees from leaving Bengaluru to other states.”
“Our government walks the talk and we have delivered as promised. You must see which government is committed to progress. The booklet of achievements by the IT/BT department, released by Priyanka Kharge, is a testament to that,” he said.
“Industrialists are our ambassadors. We need to create conducive environment for them to go beyond Bengaluru so that the capital city is decongested. Karnataka has over 200 engineering and 70 medical colleges which produce a lot of talented graduates. The State is also self-reliant on power generation. When I was the Power minister in the previous Siddaramaiah government, we had increased solar power generation from 11,000 MW to 24,000 MW during that period,” he said.
“The Cauvery Water Management Authority has ordered Karnataka on Thursday to release of 1 TMC water per day. We had to suffer a lot due to severe drought last year, but we managed to sail through tough times. We are receiving good rains this year and hopefully we don’t have to face any issues,” he said.
