Overview
- The Chalukya Utsav was inaugurated in Badami after a 10-year gap.
- Festival funding includes Rs 3 crore allocated in the State Budget with an additional Rs 1 crore promised.
- Siddaramaiah laid the foundation stone for an Immadi Pulakeshi statue at Immadi Pulakeshi Circle.
- The Tourism Minister cleared development of the road to Mena Basadi and physical work is expected to begin soon.
- He announced a Rs 1,400 crore lift irrigation plan, a Rs 400 crore drinking water project, and Rs 50 crore in road works, and said about Rs 2,000 crore has gone to Badami over the past two years.