New Delhi, October 16
Himachal Pradesh is one of the beneficiary from the government-approved sanction of a revised scheme amounting to Rs 305.03 crore for anti-erosion work in the Ganga basin.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave its approval for the sanction of the revised scheme amounting to Rs 305.03 crore for taking up anti-erosion work in the Ganga basin states during the 10th plan period, official spokesperson Ms Deepak Sandhu told reporters here.
Of the total amount, Rs 216.03 crore would be for utilisation by the various Ganga basin states, including UP, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal, while Rs 89 crore would be for the Farakka Barrage Project (FBP), she added.
While the Centre would provide 75 per cent of the outlay in the form of grants, the states would come up with the remaining 25 per cent, she said, adding the Centre would fund 100 per cent for FBP. The CCEA also authorised the secretary, Water Resources, to sanction projects less than Rs 3 crore based on operational consideration in consultation with the Joint Secretary and Financial Advisor, Ministry of Water Resources.
The Ministry of Water Resources would come back with a more comprehensive scheme during the 11th plan through the Planning Commission for approval of EFC or CCEA, she said.
