Mysuru: Chief minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday announced that Chamarajanagar University will be named after national leader Dr BR Ambedkar.Speaking after inaugurating a slew of development projects in Chamarajanagar district at Kollegal town, he said the state govt is committed to the overall development of Chamarajanagar, a traditional Congress stronghold that has elected seven Congress leaders to Parliament. He said the govt has implemented development projects worth Rs 3,000 crore in the district.The CM also said the govt will focus on reviving sericulture and silk production in Kollegal to restore its past glory. Pointing out that cocoon prices have increased, he said a growing number of farmers are taking up sericulture, leading to an expansion of the sector in the district. He added that sericulture has also expanded to Haveri, Gadag and Ballari districts.Shivakumar said the govt has taken a historic decision to grant industrial status to the handloom sector, enabling it to upgrade production activities. He also asserted that all five guarantee schemes would continue and expressed confidence that the Congress would return to power in the 2028 assembly elections.He claimed that the Congress had emerged victorious in regions where Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra passed through, including Chamarajanagar.The CM further announced that he had approved projects for the rejuvenation of lakes and the filling of lakes with water from the Suvarnavathi River at a cost of Rs 120 crore in Chamarajanagar district. He also highlighted Rs 459 crore worth of development works undertaken in Gundlupet taluk and measures initiated to distribute food kits to vulnerable tribal communities living in the forests of nine districts across Karnataka.
