 "NABARD sanctions Rs 204.67 cr for Haryana")
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned a loan of Rs 204.67 crore under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for rural infrastructure in Haryana.
While stating this in Chandigarh on Monday, a spokesman of NABARD said that out of the total loan sanctioned, Rs 147.18 crore has been sanctioned to the state government under the 22nd tranche of the financial year 2016-17 Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for construction of three rural bridges, construction and upgradation of 26 rural roads in 10 districts namely Ambala, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jind, Karnal, Mahendergarh, Panchkula, Rewari and Yamunanagar.
Nabard has sanctioned Rs 57.49 crore for a 10 MW Photo Voltaic Solar Power Plant at Panipat Thermal Power Station (PTPS), Panipat.
He said that the aggregate length of the proposed three rural bridges is 329.20 m and that of proposed 26 rural roads in 10 districts is 184.78 Km.
The project aims at improving the facilities in the field of agriculture and rural development, improve the quality of life in villages through provision of better transportation system and round-the-year better connectivity to villages with nearby hospitals, educational institutes, godowns and marketing centers, he said.
More than 50 per cent of the State is under National Capital Region. This has added extra traffic load which eventually comes to the rural roads of Haryana. Therefore, the rural roads and bridges in Haryana need construction and up-gradation, he added.
The spokesman said that the installation of 10 MW Photo Voltaic Solar Power Plant at PTPS would generate green energy which would have positive results for the environment and help in fulfilling the Renewable energy purchase obligations of the state.
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It is for the first time that NABARD has sanctioned this type of project in Haryana, he added.
He said that with this sanction, the cumulative RIDF assistance sanctioned to the State Government has reached Rs 5,613.65 crore involving 4,263 projects under various sectors like irrigation, rural connectivity, water supply, anganwadis, girls' toilet blocks, veterinary hospitals or dispensaries and solar power plant.