Rs 6,268 crore of tsunami relief funds not yet used
Owing to inefficiency, red tape and procedural issues involving Centre-state relations, the Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme is threatening to go bust with a whopping Rs 6,268 crore, more than 60 per cent of the total outlay, remaining unutilised.
A head of the March 2009 deadline for the completion of the rehabilitation programme launched in 2005-06, state governments of Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the union territories of Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands have sought extension to complete planned projects. These projects include construction of ports and jetties and multi-storied tenements.
At its fifth meeting on Friday, the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) headed by Home Minister Shivraj Patil - which monitors implementation of rehabilitation work - rejected the appeal.
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A head of the March 2009 deadline for the completion of the rehabilitation programme launched in 2005-06, state governments of Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the union territories of Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands have sought extension to complete planned projects. These projects include construction of ports and jetties and multi-storied tenements.
At its fifth meeting on Friday, the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) headed by Home Minister Shivraj Patil - which monitors implementation of rehabilitation work - rejected the appeal.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
Labels: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, EGoM, projects, Puducherry, tsunami, Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme, tsunami relief funds, union territories
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