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Delhi crores for water project

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published Published on Feb 2, 2012   modified Modified on Feb 2, 2012
-The Telegraph

Jairam Ramesh’s Union rural development ministry has sanctioned Rs 1,011 crore for the first phase of a drinking water supply project in Bankura.

The ministry will request the Union finance ministry to approve Rs 3,000 crore for similar projects in South 24-Praganas and Purulia, sources said.

During his visit to Bengal last week, Ramesh had discussed the projects for the three districts with his Bengal counterpart Subrata Mukherjee. Ramesh could not meet chief minister Mamata Banerjee as he was “touring the districts and she was campaigning in Manipur”.

Under the project, the government will collect river water, purify it and supply it to households through pipes.

The Bankura project will be implemented in two phases. The Centre plans to sanction Rs 691 crore for the second phase. The state government is yet to send the detailed project report for the second phase.

The World Bank will give the Rs 1,332 crore needed for the piped drinking water project in South 24-Parganas as a soft loan. The Purulia project will cost Rs 1,288 crore and will be funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

The World Bank and the JICA give soft loans to governments for development projects. These loans carry a low interest rate and are usually repaid over 30 years.

People in rural Bengal depend mainly on hand pumps for drinking water as piped water is not available in most villages.

The groundwater in pockets of Bankura, Purulia and South 24-Parganas contains high levels of arsenic and iron. There is hardly any facility to purify the water from hand pumps.

In October, Ramesh had approved funds for the laying of 2,200km of rural roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.

While 500km of the roads will be built in West Midnapore, another 500km will be constructed in Bankura and Purulia. Ramesh has also planned a development package for Maoist-affected Jungle Mahal.


The Telegraph, 2 February, 2012, http://telegraphindia.com/1120202/jsp/bengal/story_15082166.jsp


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