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Jaipur, October 31 (IANS) Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma has approved financial approval of Rs 1,012 crore 92 lakh for the repair and rehabilitation of government properties damaged by the recent floods and heavy rains across Rajasthan. An officer gave this information.
The sanctioned amount will cover the repair of 50,288 government buildings and public properties including roads, culverts, dams, anicuts, health centres, schools and Anganwadi buildings.
According to an official statement, the Chief Minister’s decision is aimed at ensuring immediate restoration of essential public infrastructure disrupted by the natural disaster and smooth functioning of government services.
The approvals include major allocations for the repair of 14,212 roads and 1,161 culverts under the Public Works Department (PWD) at a cost of Rs 294 crore. Similarly, 902 properties of the Water Resources Department will be repaired at a cost of Rs 19 crore and 681 properties of the Medical Department will be repaired at a cost of Rs 12.80 crore.
The education department has received the largest share of the allocation, with Rs 487 crore sanctioned for the repair of 24,531 school buildings damaged during the floods.
Besides this, 873 buildings of the Panchayati Raj Department will be repaired at a cost of Rs 19.39 crore, while 7,911 Anganwadi buildings under the Women and Child Development Department will be repaired at a cost of Rs 173 crore. Seventeen properties of the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) have also been identified for urgent repairs.
The repair and restoration work will be done in 41 districts of the state. The highest allocation, Rs 60.57 crore, has been approved for Jaipur district, followed by Rs 55.45 crore for Nagaur; Rs 51.75 crore for Jalore; Rs 51.15 crore for Tonk; Rs 42.18 crore for Bundi; Rs 42.09 crore for Jodhpur; Rs 40.88 crore for Udaipur; -Rs 40.73 crore for Barmer and Rs 39.41 crore for Kota.
Significant allocations have also been made for Bhilwara (Rs 38.27 crore); Rajsamand (Rs 29.18 crore); Sirohi (Rs 25.02 crore); Ajmer (Rs 25.74 crore); Churu (Rs 25.80 crore), and Baran (Rs 25.42 crore).
Other district-wise allocations include Rs 24.52 crore for Didwana-Kuchaman; Rs 11.28 crore for Phalodi; Rs 8.44 crore for Kotputli-Behror; Rs 12.15 crore for Pali; Rs 19.79 crore for Bikaner; among other places.
Chief Minister Sharma said that this decision will help in restoring essential public infrastructure and services, thereby ensuring that people across the state continue to get uninterrupted facilities related to roads, education, health and water supply.
He said the government is committed to prompt rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts after natural disasters so that development and public amenities are not disrupted. Officials said the repair work will begin immediately under the concerned departments and will be strictly monitored to ensure transparency, quality and timely completion.
–IANS
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