(a) whether the Government has received grants from International Agencies like the World Bank for development of Green belt and plantation of trees along the National Highways and Expressways;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the grants/aid received during the last three years and likely to be received in the next two/three years?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI K. H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) to (c) The Government has not received any grant from International Agencies like the World Bank exclusively for development of Green belt and plantation of trees along the National Highways and Expressways. However, in the World Bank loan assistance provided for `Third National Highway Project (Loan No. 4559-IN)`, under National Highways Development Project, the component of plantation has been included. A sum of US $ 2.5 million has been provided for plantation under the above mentioned World Bank Loan.