Rs 120 crore anctioned by NABARD for Punjab

CHANDIGARH: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 120-crore projects for supplying potable drinking water and upgradation of three milk plants in Punjab.

A team of the NABARD led by Chief General Manager Naresh Gupta and General Manager D D Mishra today called on Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here today, an official release said here.

During the deliberations, the team informed the Chief Minister that NABARD has sanctioned Rs 120 crore comprising Rs 75 crore for installation of RO system in 17 districts to provide potable drinking water and Rs 45 crore for upgradation of three milk plants at Mohali, Jalandhar and Amritsar.

The team also assured the Chief Minister that NABARD would approve projects worth Rs 68.99 crore for strengthening and upgradation of 101 roads in the state.

The team informed Badal that the approval regarding this was expected in the meeting of project selection committee slated for August 5.

The Chief Minister said that the Punjab government will form a committee of representatives of forest, rural development, water sanitation and other concerned departments to assist NABARD for this purpose.