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Siliguri, Feb. 14: North Bengal development minister Gautam Deb announced over Rs 130 crore for several projects from his new office on Hill Cart Road where he started working today.
Of the total, Rs 20 crore would be used for developing infrastructure in the hills, said the minister.
“It has been decided that Rs 20 crore would be sanctioned for the hills to develop infrastructure like roads, drains and culverts. The funds would be paid from my department and work would start in this financial year,” Deb said.
The minister added that Rs 48.67 crore has been distributed in the six districts of north Bengal. “It would be used to finish 228 ongoing projects across the region. The district magistrates have been provided with a deadline of May 31, 2012, and all the projects will have to be completed by then,” he said.
Deb said his department has allocated funds for the development of Jalpaiguri Sports Complex. “In the first phase, Rs 22 crore would be spent to build a gallery, gymnasium and a media centre. In the second phase, a synthetic track and some other infrastructure would be developed,” Deb said. Fresh funds would be sanctioned for the second phase.
He added that the department has received cash under the rural infrastructure development fund and the backward regions grant fund. “We have received Rs 12 crore and Rs 18 crore under the two central schemes. It would be used for infrastructure development in the rural and backward areas.” Deb added that Rs 6.2 crore would be allocated for tourism development. “A sum of Rs 10 crore will be sanctioned for the health sector.”(Telegraph)
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