While speaking to reporters at Halebeedu Helipad, he said the elephants which had come here following drought for many years have not returned, and other reasons for the jumbo attacks are human beings entering forests for some reasons and climate change.
In a letter to Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai, Karnataka state president of AAP Prithvi Reddy demanded an all-party meeting in Karnataka to resolve the issue and requested him to allow a representative of AAP attend the meeting.
Bommai said the people of this region agitated for 580 days in 2007 and 2008 seeking the implementation of the Upper Bhadra project but it was neglected by the previous governments.
Regular water flow will be ensured to the Vani Vilasa water grid to remove the tag of 'barren Karnataka', said Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday instructed the state housing department to complete seven lakh houses by the end of February next year.
The government assets including commercial complexes must not only be reserved for commercial activities but also be used as government offices and for other citizen services, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.
As Karnataka and Maharashtra locked horns over boundary issues, the Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that a panel of advocates has been formed to resolve the state borders issue.
In the wake of the rise in the man-elephant conflict in four districts of Karnataka, a meeting presided over by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday, resolved to constitute an elephant task force in four districts to check the menace of wild elephants.