(a) whether the Government have received a project report from the District Authority of Barddhaman for development of wasteland in respect of Asansol and Durgapur Sub-divisions;
(b) if so, the details of contents of that report ; and
(c) the steps the Government are contemplating to finalise the project report?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI A. RAJA )
(a) to (c) : Yes, Sir. A project proposal prepared by the
District Planning Committee, Burdwan was received in this
Department in December 1998 through the Department of
Panchayat and Rural Development, Government of West Bengal,
Calcutta. This project proposal envisaged development of
1,87,090 ha. of wasteland over a period of 10 years from 1999
to 2009 in Asansol and Durgapur sub-divisions at a total
cost of Rs. 7507.05 lakhs. This proposal was examined in the
Department and it was found that the proposal was not
prepared as per the Guidelines for Watershed Development.
Consequently, it was returned to the State Govt. in
January, 1999 with the request that the proposal may be
recasted as per Guidelines of IWDP Scheme. The revised
project proposal has not been received so far.