Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will launch the lake-filling project at Ummathuru village in the taluk on Friday.
The project will provide water supply to 59 villages of three taluks.
Lok Sabha member R Dhruvanarayana and MLA Puttarangashetty visited the venue and took stock of the preparations made for the chief minister’s visit.
The MP told reporters that the chief minister will launch the project at 3 pm at Ummathuru lake. Water Resources Minister M B Patil, Ministers H C Mahadevappa, U T Khader and others will attend. More than 10,000 people are expected to participate in the event, he added.
The chief minister will also visit the Chamarajanagar District Milk Union Limited unit at 2 pm and inspect the ongoing works.
He is expected to announce funds required for installing new equipment, the MP said.
Published 12 July 2017, 18:55 IST