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ii. This Government has already constituted a Price<br />

Stabilisation Fund of Rs.50 crores for procuring and<br />

distributing essential commodities at cost price in<br />

emergent situations. This Government will increase<br />

the size of this fund to Rs.100 crores.<br />

iii. This Government will also off-load one lakh MT of<br />

rice in the open market for sales at Rs.20 per kg<br />

through Amudham, the co-operatives and special<br />

outlets to control the price of rice.<br />

iv. To control vegetable prices, farm fresh consumer<br />

outlets will be opened in urban areas by the<br />

co-operatives and the Horticulture Department,<br />

linking farmers to consumers directly.<br />

IRRIGATION<br />

56. Tamil Nadu, being a lower riparian State, needs a<br />

comprehensive strategy for the conservation of both surface<br />

and ground water resources. Considering the importance of<br />

irrigation for the State's agriculture, a substantial allocation of<br />

Rs.3,3<strong>14</strong>.50 crores has been made in the Budget Estimates<br />

<strong>2013</strong>-20<strong>14</strong>.<br />

57. Having got the final order of the Cauvery Water<br />

Disputes Tribunal notified, this Government is now taking<br />

immediate steps to have the Cauvery Management Board and<br />

the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee constituted. This<br />

Government has moved the Supreme Court in this regard on<br />

18.3.<strong>2013</strong> praying for a direction to the Central Government

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