Chikkaballapur, July 2 -- Karnataka cabinet on Wednesday sanctioned funds worth Rs 3,400 crore for the development works being carried out in the state.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated that this was a pressing response to the charges levelled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has been alleging a "lack of funds" in the state government.

The cabinet held discussions concerning a total of 48 issues and said that the Karnataka government will continue to have such meetings in each revenue division of the state.

Apprising reporters about the revised amount for the Yettinahole project, Siddaramaiah stated that the project, which would cost Rs 23,251 crore, is essentially a drinking water project for which the state government has...