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NABARD Sanctions for Rural Infrastructure Projects in West Bengal

NABARD Sanctions for Rural Infrastructure Projects in West Bengal

| @indiablooms | 02 Jul 2018, 10:43 am

Kolkata, July 2 (IBNS): During the first Quarter of 2018-19, NABARD has sanctioned an amount of Rs 735.53 crore under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) to West Bengal.

This funding will help execution of 86 rural infrastructure projects which include six solar power projects, works on one medium irrigation, five minor irrigation and 12 flood protection projects, besides, 57 projects of widening and strengthening of roads and five rural bridges.


The grid connected solar power projects apart from generating 88.61 MU of solar energy per annum will be beneficial towards preventing emission of million tonnes of climate damaging carbon dioxide gases.

The works on irrigation projects is expected to benefit 11554 ha of land besides addressing problems of wastage of water at upstream areas, seepage loss, deposition of silt, insufficient height of canal which has been resulting in short supply of water in the command area.

The flood protection projects are aimed to address the problems of rapid bank erosion caused by rivers which is gradually engulfing valuable homestead and cultivated land.

Likely 155 villages will be benefited from irrigation and flood protection works.

Widening and strengthening of 57 roads will benefit 352.81 kms in 14 districts of the State.

The rural bridges will lead to distance saving of 82 kms.

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