Rs 50 crores Proj for Waishel Maril on the cards: RK Anand
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 25 2014:
MLA of Naoriya Pakhanglakpa A/C RK Anand has said that the Union Ministry of Water Resources is most likely to approve a Rs.50 crore project for cleansing Waishel Maril.
He was talking to media persons on the sidelines of inspecting the Waishel Maril canal along with the Chief Engineer and other officials of Irrigation and Flood Control Department (IFCD) today.
Anand further said that the proposed project would help to mitigate the problem of frequent occurrence of flash floods in Imphal area due to blockage of this canal.
The IFCD has already sent the detailed project report (DPR) of Waishel Maril to the Ministry of Water Resources and it is quite hopeful that the Ministry would give its approval shortly, the MLA added.
Chief Engineer of IFCD Th Indramani said that the Waishel Maril project would be taken up under AIBP Scheme of the Ministry of Water Resources.
The share of Centre and State in this project would be in the ratio of 70:30.The project, if implemented, would be able to prevent flash floods in Imphal area, he noted.