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SHIMLA: The Centre has approved Rs 1,131.87 crore projects for Himachal Pradesh. These include Rs 708.87 crore for water conservation and Rs 423 crore for Himachal Pradesh integrated mushroom development projects. The project will include construction of check dams, ponds, kuhls and other water harvesting structures. He said the state government had prepared the water conservation project with an estimated cost of Rs 4,751.24 crore in order to double the farmer’s income through water construction initiatives.“The first phase of the project is of 708.87 crore. Both the projects were formulated by the state government in the last three months and approved by the Centre in record time,” he added.He said Rs 423 crore integrated mushroom development project would prove to be a milestone for the farming community of the state..