Nabarangpur:
Collector Ms. Yamini Sarangi, provided priority in building
of village market “Gramya Hat” with sheds, solar power systems in 15 health centres,
water tankers, and godowns in the
blocks. She has further asked the departments concerned to implement the
projects under IAP to make efforts to complete the works within scheduled time.
In an important meeting on Friday, the district-level
Integrated Action Plan (IAP) committee sanctioned Rs.12 crore to strengthen
basic infrastructure in the rural areas of naxal-hit blocks of the district.
Collector Ms. Yamini Sarangi, provided priority in building
of village market “Gramya Hat” with sheds, solar power systems in 15 health centres,
water tankers, and godowns in the
blocks. She has further asked the departments concerned to implement the
projects under IAP to make efforts to complete the works within scheduled time.
Official sources said
in order to promote skilled artisans and facilitate sale of their
handicraft products, ‘Gramya Hat’ (Rural Market) will be constructed in every
block of the district and for this Rs 10 lakh has been earmarked for construction
of each ‘hat’ will be carried out soon.
With an expenditure of Rs 1 crore, ten dry sheds will be
constructed in all the Maoist infested
blocks of Raighar, Umerkote and Jharigam blocks to enable rural farmers to keep
their produces safely. Similarly a project for construction of ten godowns in
all ten blocks has also been approved for which Rs 1.20 crore will be spent.
For improvement in health sector, solar power systems
will be installed in 15 rural health centres by spending around Rs 14 lakh for
uninterrupted power supply. Besides, to provide better connectivity, concrete
roads will be constructed linking the rural health centres.
Similarly, to solve drinking water problem five water
tankers will be provided for people of five blocks for which Rs 40 lakhs will
be spent during the current year.
As Maoist-hit areas experience frequent power
disruptions, Rs 3.9 crore has been sanctioned under IAP for remedial measures.
The Collector while directing the Lift Irrigation
department to assure uninterrupted water supply to farmers, also sectioned
Rs.3.7 crore for renovating the 39 defunct lift point projects in the district.
Further to strengthen security in Maoist affected areas
it has been decided to construct rural roads on priority basis to improve.
Eight ‘common utility centres’ will also be constructed with an expenditure of
Rs.40 lakh in Raighar, Umerkote and Jharigam blocks.
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