Maddur, July 28 -- Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, on Monday, said that all the seven constituencies of Mandya district are as important to him as his own constituency of Kanakapura.

Speaking at an event organised to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for various development works, he said, "All seven assembly constituencies of Mandya are as important to me as Kanakapura. Our government stands behind Maddur MLA Uday. We have laid the foundation stone for projects worth Rs 1,146 to repay our debt to you."

"We are starting the Irrigation Department office here. We have allocated Rs 500 crore to develop the canals in the Maddur district. Chaluvaraya Swamy is working on bringing an agricultural university to Mandya. We have launch...