(a) whether the Government have formulated any comprehensive plan for improvement of Coastal Canal in Orissa; and
(b) if so, the progress made so far in this regard?
(a) whether the Government have formulated any comprehensive plan for improvement of Coastal Canal in Orissa; and
(b) if so, the progress made so far in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES(SMT. BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY)
(a) & (b) Taking note of heavy silting of coastal canal in
Orissa, the State Government has prepared an estimate
amounting Rs. 28.72 crore for its disilting. The project
has been approved by the World Bank under Cyclone
Reconstruction component of Orissa Water Resources
Consolidation Project (WRCP) for implementing the project in
the financial year 2001-2002.