No govt money to be used to build â¹1,200cr Mother Cauvery statue
Speaking on the proposed 125-foot-tall statue of Mother Cauvery, Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar said, "The land already belongs to the government and we will be inviting investors to invest in it. No government money will be used." "It is not exactly a statue, it will be like a tower," he added. The â¹1,200-crore project aims to boost the state's tourism.