Centre releases Rs. 119 Crore for Infrastruture projects under JNNURM
The Union Government has released over Rs.119 crore to take up various projects in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Uran Renewal Mission.
The centre has released Rs.61.94 crore to Maharashtra Governemnt as first installment to take up projects in Nanded city under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. The projects sanctioned for Nanded city under the sub-mission Urban Infrastructure and Governance are water supply, underground sewerage and sewerage treatment, improvement to water supply system and sewerage system in the city. The total central share for Nanded city is over Rs.247.76 crore.
The Central Government has also released over Rs.24.71 crore to Maharashtra as first installment to take up projects in Pune under the JNNURM. The projects sanctioned for the city are preservation of lakes and nalas improvement (augmentation of weirs, restoration of lakes bio premediation and landscaping of nalla and rivers), and river ecosystem. The total central share under the Urban Renewal Mission for Pune city is Rs.98.87 crore.
The centre has released first installment of over Rs.12.30 crore to Madhya Pradesh to take up Bus Rapid Transit System in Indore city. Under this project 11.45 km long Bus Rapid Transit System would be constructed. Total central share for this project is over Rs.49.22 crore.
The Union Government has also released first installment of Rs.5.17 crore to Gujarat for storm water drainage system in Ahmedabad. The total central share for this project is about Rs.20.70 crore
The centre also released first installment of over Rs.6.47 crore to Andhra Pradesh for projects like grid improvement works – building additional storage facilities on south of Musi and north of Musi in Hyderabad and for providing sewerage system in Vijaywada city. The total central share for these projects is over Rs.25.89 crore.
The centre has also released over Rs. 8.49 crore as first installment to West Bengal to upgrade sewer system in Kolkata city. The total central share for the project under the JNNURM is over Rs. 33.99 crore.
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