Centre sanctions Rs 55.24 lakh towards RGNDWM

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 15:13 [IST]

Agartala, Mar 12 (UNI) The Union Rural Development Ministry has sanctioned Rs 55.24 lakh to Tripura for the computerisation of Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (RGNDWM) in the state this fiscal.

This amount is against the total approved cost of Rs 157.84 lakhs for the computerisation project, a official release here today stated.

The grant is being provided under revised MIS guidelines during the year 2006-07 and the total fund released so far is Rs 102.29 lakh, the release added.

UNI

Topics: DEVELOPMENT-TRIPURA-FUNDS

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