LOK SABHA
The Union Government
have received requests from States for giving assistance for
repairing the roads damaged due to floods and rainfall.
The State-wise
details of funds demanded and allocated for restoration of damages
on National Highways due to rains/floods during 2002-2003 are
given below :
(Rs. in Lakh)
S. No. |
NAME OF
STATE |
DEMAND |
ALLOCATION* |
1. |
ANDHRA PRADESH |
650.00 |
400.00 |
2. |
ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
18.75 |
|
3. |
ASSAM |
1641.80 |
650.00 |
4. |
BIHAR |
5259.00 |
1300.00 |
5. |
CHHATISGARH |
500.00 |
500.00 |
6. |
GOA |
109.98 |
100.00 |
7. |
GUJARAT |
800.57 |
100.00 |
8. |
HIMACHAL PRADESH |
1300.00 |
300.00 |
9. |
JAMMU & KASHMIR |
28.40 |
|
10. |
JHARKHAND |
519.45 |
100.00 |
11. |
KARNATAKA |
1050.00 |
500.00 |
12. |
KERALA |
1600.00 |
500.00 |
13. |
MADHYA PRADESH |
500.00 |
500.00 |
14. |
MAHARASHTRA |
823.13 |
500.00 |
15. |
MANIPUR |
578.95 |
200.00 |
16. |
MEGHALAYA |
444.75 |
200.00 |
17. |
MIZORAM |
525.14 |
200.00 |
18. |
NAGALAND |
180.10 |
100.00 |
19. |
ORISSA |
4401.63 |
1000.00 |
20. |
TAMIL NADU |
320.00 |
200.00 |
21. |
UTTARANCHAL |
492.00 |
100.00 |
22. |
UTTAR PRADESH |
2620.00 |
800.00 |
23. |
WEST BENGAL |
1500.00 |
600.00 |
|
Total |
25863.65 |
8850.00 |
*Funds are allocated
on the basis of the overall availability of funds, assessment
of damages by Ministry’s officers and for temporary restoration
of the damages.
This information
was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for
Road Transport and Highways, Maj. Gen. (Retd.) B.C. Khanduri
in a written reply to a question of Shri Rampal Singh in Lok
Sabha today.