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By Express News ServiceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran has refuted the allegations that the capital city was ignored in the annual state budget. “The budget has sanctioned Rs 1,696 crore for various projects in Thiruvananthapuram. The minister said that an important project sanctioned in the budget was the Rs 100 crore worth Kattakkada town development project. They include the Rs 21.5 crore for Travancore Titanium, Rs 13.6 crore for Kerala Automobiles, Rs 6 crore for Thiruvananthapuram Spinning Mills and Rs 5 crore for the Handicrafts Development Corporation. Other allocationsDrinking water projects: Rs 544 croreDevelopment of hospitals: Rs 141 croreTechnocity IT Part: Rs 100 croreVattiyoorkavu junction development: Rs 122 crore.