FUNDS RELEASED TO EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH FOR DRINKING WATER PROJECT

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The Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs. 374 lakh to East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh for Rural Drinking water. This is the first installment of funds for the year 2002-03, under Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission, to the district under sector reforms pilot project. Sector reforms project is to institutionalise community participation in Rural Water Supply programme. The first installment has been released out of the Central share of Rs. 3740 lakh against the total approved project cost of Rs. 4000 lakh.

The Ministry has also released first installment of Rs. 40.06 lakh to Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board, Chennai to provide safe drinking water to 160 brackish affected habitations in the State under Sub-Mission project. With this, the Government of India share towards the project of Rs. 480.12 lakh stands released.

Total cost of the project is Rs. 640.16 lakh.