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The project aimed at saving dying rivers, make potable water availability and create additional facility
Health, tourism, food, IT on top priority, but few takers due to high land prices, mines and water shortage
Water supply from the river would cover the entire city by June 2013
The primary reasons for high productivity are surplus availability of seeds and fertilisers
These incentives include interest subsidy, concessional land and exemption in payment of premium on land
Input cost for soya crop has gone up to Rs 7,000 a quintal against its market price of Rs 3,200 a quintal
It is challenging the Centre's move to 'take away' the taxation powers of the states
The move will boost investment activities in the state
Yet the state authorities have to work harder to implement it to make the state slum-free by upgrading or creating new housing infrastructure in slum areas
Roadshows, awareness programmes add 100 new members in few months
New units to get investment subsidy of 10% of eligible capital investment of up to Rs 1 cr
The issue, however, is likely to take a political turn, since soybean is one of the main drivers of the state economy