a backward region like vidarbha was less the loss should be made good in coming budgets the government should also come out clear on how much of the borrowed money was used for new projectsq the bjp government has already cut budgetary allocation made by the previous government was it warranted a it appears that the allocation has been cut the receipts have substantially fallen short of the expenditure planned by the previous government which has led to this situation irrigation has taken a major hit leading to reduction in allocation by 30 to 40q there have been allegations that the cost of certain irrigation projects have been abnormally hiked which is also one of reasons for the crisis a there might have been irregularities in some projects for which an inquiry has been ordered but this has hampered other works too the matter relates to approving cost revisions in the projects the hikes may have been abnormal in some cases but the controversy has led to a blanket ban on approvals affecting other projects for example the satarpur lift irrigation project at ramtek where 80 of the work has been done cannot be completed for want of fresh funds for which an approval on cost hike is neededq do you think lack of proper implementation of governors recommendations is one of the reasons for the irrigation backlog a it is one of the reasons