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State and Centre Join Hands to Build First MonorailBy sachiv1, Section Development
The state government will entrust a Czech Company with the responsibility of constructing the 39-km monorail (light rapid transport system) between Panihati in the northern suburbs of Kolkata and Joka in the southern suburbs. Minister for urban development Ashok Bhattacharya who today met chief secretary Amit Kiran Deb and transport secretary Sumantra Choudhury to discuss this issue, announced this. The Rs 4000-crore project, to be built on a BOT basis, will be funded by both the Central government and the state government.
"The project will be undertaken as part of the Central government's Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The Centre has agreed to our proposal on principle but has requested for some clarifications from the state authorities. The chief secretary is going to Delhi with the clarifications and we hope things will be settled there,'' Bhattacharya said.
The minister added that the state government has earmarked Rs 1400 crore for development of slums in the state. "We will demolish the present structures and build multistoried buildings which will have dwelling units, markets and other features. While 50 per cent of the money will be given by the Central government, 35 per cent of the expenses will be borne by the state. The rest will be borne by beneficiaries,'' Bhattacharya said.
Union minister of state for urban development Kumari Selja is coming to the state on July 22 and she will discuss the issue, among others, with chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. The minister also said that the government will construct a fly-over at Sector V at Salt Lake and build an urban haat a la Dilli Haat at the Central Park in the Capital. (Source - Indian Express, 21/06/07)
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