Bhopal, Mar 16 (UNI) More than 46,000 dwellings will be built for the poor of cities as well as small towns of Madhya Pradesh, Housing and Environment Minister Jayant Malaiya told the Assembly today.
Replying to budgetary demands for 2007-08 for his department, Mr Malaiya said 32,313 dwellings will be built in cities for poor besides more than 14,000 houses in small towns at an expenditure of Rs 701.22 crore.
Under the Jawharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission, Rs 1,452 crore had been sanctioned for development of infrastructure in four districts -- Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur and Ujjain.
Besides, several schemes were being launched for development of small towns.
He informed that more than Rs 295 crore had been approved for bus rapid transit mechanism in Indore and Bhopal.
Referring to depletion in ground water level, Mr Malaiya said schemes like Jalabhishek Abhiyan and Balram Talab had given good results.
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Replying to budgetary demands for 2007-08 for his department, Mr Malaiya said 32,313 dwellings will be built in cities for poor besides more than 14,000 houses in small towns at an expenditure of Rs 701.22 crore.
Under the Jawharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission, Rs 1,452 crore had been sanctioned for development of infrastructure in four districts -- Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur and Ujjain.
Besides, several schemes were being launched for development of small towns.
He informed that more than Rs 295 crore had been approved for bus rapid transit mechanism in Indore and Bhopal.
Referring to depletion in ground water level, Mr Malaiya said schemes like Jalabhishek Abhiyan and Balram Talab had given good results.
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