Reddy says 1,278 North East projects have been completed
Three projects of Rs.462.25 crore have been sanctioned under North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS), parliament was told on 21 July 2022.
These are:
Upgradation of 132 KV Surjamaninagar Sub-Station into 400 KV in Tripura, costing Rs.120.88 crore.
Construction of Double-Lane Road from Lanka to Umrangso via Diyungmukh, Haflong Tinali and Panimur, Assam, costing Rs.227.17.
Alternate Gravity Water Supply Scheme of Aizawl, Mizoram, costing Rs.114.20 crore.
This update was given by Minister of Development of North Eastern Region G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on 21 July 2022.
The projects are part of the 145 sanctioned projects worth Rs.3,392.99 crore under NESIDS in the Ministry.
Two projects worth Rs.50.90 crore have been completed as of 20 July 2022.
Under the Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) scheme, out of 1,642 sanctioned projects worth Rs.17,470.99 crore, 1,278 projects worth Rs.10,919.76 crore have been completed as of 20 July 2022.
The completion of the project is impacted by various factors including working season, locations of the projects’ sites, local conditions, etc. which vary from project to project, he said.
Since 2017 till date, North Eastern Council (NEC), which is a statutory regional planning body under the administrative control of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, has entered into eight Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) amounting to around Rs.13.28 crore in the Agriculture, Culture, Education, Science & Technology and tourism sectors, said the Minister. fiinews.com
