Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday announced a Rs 10 crore grant for the construction of the Kannada Bhavan in Goa.
Making the announcement after meeting office bearers of Akhila Goa Kannada Maha Sangha here, he said: "A large number of people from north Karnataka are settled in Goa. They have no shelter in that state. The government is ready to build a Kannada Bhavan in Goa."
He gave directions for the officers to identify land in Goa and prepare a detailed project report. Goa Kannada Mahasangha President Hanumantha Reddy Shiroor and office-bearers met Bommai with BJP national General Secretary C.T. Ravi.