Uttarakhand shares international borders with China and Nepal. Rs6.98 crore was alloted for Champawat, Rs5.60 crore for Chamoli, Rs13.6 crore for Pithoragarh, Rs4.47 crore for Udham Singh Nagar and Rs3.60 crore for Uttarkashi district.
Uttarakhand government today approved the work plan worth Rs32.98 crore for development of strategically important five border districts in the state under Border Area Development Programme (BADP).
The work plan was approved at a hight-level meeting presided over by chief secretary Subhash Kumar, the state government said in a statement here.
Uttarakhand shares international borders with China and Nepal. Rs6.98 crore was alloted for Champawat, Rs5.60 crore for Chamoli, Rs13.6 crore for Pithoragarh, Rs4.47 crore for Udham Singh Nagar and Rs3.60 crore for Uttarkashi district, the statement said.
Kumar also directed district magistrate of Pithoragarh to revise the work plan as per requirement of the area and submit it again. Only those works should be undertaken under BADP, for which there was no budget in the concerning department, he said.
Kumar expressed satisfaction over the progress of works in the year 2010-2011 and directed the concerned district magistrates to complete the remaining works latest by the end of August.
The Chief Secretary said under BADP, basic amenities were being provided to the people living near the
international border areas.
For the purpose, Union home ministry has sanctioned Rs32.98 crore for the 9 development blocks spread over 5 districts of Uttarakhand.
These development blocks are Munsyari, Munakot, Dharchula, Kanalichhina in Pithoragarh district, Champawat and Lohaghat in Champawat district, Khatima in Udham Singh Nagar, Joshimath in Chamoli and Bhatwari in Uttarkashi district.
Under the work plan of BADP for 2011-2012, 59 development works will be carried out in Champawat district, 60 in Chamoli, 479 in Pithoragarh, 146 in Udham Singh Nagar and 87 development works in Uttarkashi district.
The works of Education, Medical-Health, Agriculture, Infrastructure, Security and social sector would be undertaken under BADP.
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