Page 25 - Mann Ki Baat - English, August 2022

Karnataka’s Bilkerur Lake : Bringing

Prosperity to the Village

Inspired by the vision of funds from Central schemes
Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra were utilized for the project. After
Modi to revive and conserve the successfully reviving the Bilkerur
lakes under the banner of Mission lake, we hope that it will result in
Amrit Sarovar, the Bilkerur Gram development and prosperity of
Panchayat has developed Bilkerur our village.”
Lake. The residents of the village, Shri Basvraj Patil, a resident
the gram panchayat president of the Bilkerur Gram Panchayat,
and development officer came while highlighting the impact
together to revive Bilkerur lake of the Bilkerur lake, said, “The
with a cost of Rs 28 lakhs. revived lake is providing water to
The President of Bilkerur the livestock and helping farmers
Gram Panchayat talked to our in irrigating their fields.”
Doordarshan team about the After the mention by the
lake. Prime Minister in his 'Mann ki Baat',
Shri Kamlesh Gowda said, the Bilkerur lake has become a
"The revival and development of centre of attraction, not just for
Bilkerur lake is a result of the hard the State but the country too.
work by people of the village. The

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