Under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF XVIII), Karnataka received Rs 236.18 crore loan from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard). Through this loan, the state government would carry out 82 minor irrigation projects, 189 rural road projects and 42 rural bridge projects in the state.
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Highest PPP road projects are in Karnataka: Assocham
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