Kolar: CM Siddaramaiah inaugurates Yaragol dam in Bangarpet
Kolar: Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah inaugurated in Bangarpet taluk on Saturday the Yaragol dam, built to ensure supply of water to Kolar, Bangarpet and Malur taluks of the district.
The dam has been built near Yaragol village of Balamande Gram Panchayat in Bangarpet taluk, as a part of a project worth Rs 308.46 crore. The new dam has been constructed to stop the flow of the water in the Markandeya reservoir to Tamil Nadu and provide water to the Kolar, Bangarpet and Malur towns as well as 45 villages of the three taluks.
The CM inaugurated the Yaragol dam at a ceremony held on Saturday by the Kolar district administration and the Department for Urban Development.
Siddaramaiah also launched and inaugurated various other developmental projects, worth Rs 2,197 crore in Kolar district.
Ministers Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, K.H. Muniyappa, MP Muniswamy, MLAs K.Y. Nanjegowda and S.N. Narayanaswamy and the president of the Kolar-Chikkaballapur Milk Union Limited were present on the occasion.
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DGCA probes tail strike incident involving IndiGo plane at Chennai airport
New Delhi, Mar 9 (PTI): Aviation watchdog DGCA is probing a tail strike incident involving an IndiGo A321 aircraft at the Chennai airport on March 8, according to a senior official.
IndiGo on Sunday said an Airbus A321 aircraft tail touched the runway during landing at Chennai airport.
"The aircraft is grounded and will be back in operations post necessary repairs and clearance," the airline said in a statement.
The senior official at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said it is probing the incident.
Further details could not be immediately ascertained.
IndiGo also regretted the inconvenience caused to passengers due to subsequent cancellations following the grounding of the aircraft.
