10th March, 2003
Ministry of Water Resources  


HARANG DRAINAGE SCHEME


LOK SABHA

The present status of Harang Drainage Development Scheme is : Land acquisition –92%; Construction of embankment-60% ; construction of sluices (a) Kinnorkhal-41% and (b) Kakrakhal-35.75%.

The Harang Drainage Development Scheme is a Central Sector Scheme bring implemented by Brahmaputra Board with the revised estimated cost of Rs. 30.49 crore. So far an amount of Rs. 14.42 crore has been released for the above scheme.

This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Water Resources, Smt. Bijoya Chakravarty in written reply to a question from Shri Santosh Mohan Dev in the Lok Sabha today.