M.M. Hills, April 25 -- In what may be the beginning of getting rid of backward district tag for Chamarajanagar, the Special Cabinet Meeting of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah held here yesterday has approved Rs. 3,647.62 crore worth works to be taken up in Mysuru Revenue Division, with a special thrust on constituting separate Authority for Manteswamy, Rachappaji and Siddappaji at Chikkellur in Kollegal taluk.

The Cabinet has given its consent for Rs. 1,787 crore worth proposals pertaining to irrigation sector. It is being mulled over to conduct similar Cabinet meetings in each of the four revenue divisions of the State, with the yesterday's meeting being the second after Kalaburagi. The next Cabinet meeting is scheduled at Nandi Hill comin...