Restoration of five cities

Ministry of Urban Development has approved Rs.114 Crore worth of projects under Heritage Infrastructure Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) for improving infrastructure facilities around core heritage sites in five cities of Varnasi, Amritsar, Dwaraka, Puri and Warangal.

Minister of Urban Development M. Venkaiah Naidu has directed the officials of the Ministry and concerned State Governments to ensure implementation of approved projects by March next year.

The expenditure includes Rs.13.25 Cr for Varanasi;

Rs.57 Cr for Amritsar;

Rs.17 Cr for Puri;

Rs.15.3 Cr for Fort of Warangal in Telangana State.

Rs.2.75 Cr for Dwaraka, Gujarat;

HRIDAY is a Rs.500 Cr Central Scheme for which Central Assistance has been provisioned till March, 2017 for 12 cities. Others are Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Badami (Karnataka), Kanchipuram and Vellankini (Tamil Naidu), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Mathura (UP) and Gaya (Bihar). fii-news.com