Question : AMOUNT SANCTIONED TO WEST BENGAL FROM CRF



(a) the amount sanctioned to West Bengal from Central Road Fund (CRF), so far;

(b) the details of the works anctioned from the fund during last three years;

(c) the number of pending project proposals in this regard with the Central Government; and

(d) the steps taken for expeditious clearance of the same?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS(SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)

(a) Under Revamped Central Road Fund (CRF) works amounting to Rs. 188.89 crore has been sanctioned for State of West Bengal so far.

(b) Details of works sanctioned during last three years are at ANNEX-I.

(c) Four estimates have been received from the West Bengal Government.

(d) The above pending four estimates are considered for sanction during 2005-06 subject to availability of funds and inter-se priority of works.

ANNEX-I

Details of works sanctioned during last three years

Sl Name of work Job No. & Length Sanctione Status
Date of in Kms d amount
No sanction Rs. in
lakh
During the year 2002-2003
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During the year 2003-2004
1 W/S of Namkhana- Amrabati CRF/08/WB 24.24 967.00 Complet
road (kmp.0 to kmp.24.24) /03 ed
in the district of North 28.07.200
24 Parganas in the 3
district of North 24
Parganas
2 W/S of Contai-Belda road CRF/09/WB 18.00 1501.00 On

(SH-5) from kmp.20 /03 going

(Tajpur) to kmp. 38 28.07.200

(Kashmoli) in the 3 district of Midnapur 3 Improvement and CRF/10/WB 19.00 1113.00 On strengthening of /03 going different roads near 26.12.200 Kolkata Port Trust Area 3 with improvement of drainage in the district of South 24 Parganas Sub Total 61.24 3581.00 During the year 2004-2005 4 Strengthening of balance CRF/11/WB 25.20 1110.00 On portion of decentralized /03 going NH-2 from km 611 to 664 23.09.200 in the district of 4 Hooghly 5 Improvement & CRF/12/WB 13.00 1543.00 On strengthening of Budge- /04 going Budge trunk road in the 23.09.200 district of South 24 4 Parganas 6 Widening and CRF/13/WB 8.86 1030.73 On Strengthening of Sodepur /04 going – Madhyamgram) km 0/00 to 04.11.200 9/6) in the district of 4 North-24 Parganas Sub Total 47.06 3683.73