Kolkata: The day after the political snail began the implementation of the Master Ghatal plan, BJP on Saturday alleged that the state had not taken advantage of RS 2,146 Crore received last year to create infrastructure to control flooding.
Allegedly that the ministers had provided lip service, but nothing was done to hold flooding in the district throughout the state.
“Three years of Malda’s back and Uttar Dinajpur faced flood leaders and TMC only conducted a photo session.
But it hasn’t changed the reality for ordinary people.
Thousands of Crores have come for flood control.
Where has been spent,” Western Bengal President Dilip Ghosh on the day Saturday.
Ghosh was in Hijli on Saturday morning, touring the flood area.
Previously on Friday night Ghosh took his Twitter handle to question the utilization of RS 2,146 Crore from the International Bank for the reconstruction and development and Bank of Asian Infrastructure Investment in May World Bank signed an agreement to increase loans and flood management at Damodar Valley Command Area (DVCA ) In West Bengal.
This project tends to help the 3.9 lakh ha area with better irrigation and increased protection against annual floods.
This project estimates that at an average of 33,500 ha of areas trimmed and 4.6 lakh people in the lower Damodar basin are influenced by the annual flood.
The $ 413.8 million project intends to invest in steps to reduce flooding, including strengthening embankments and desilting.
“Thousands of crores come to control floods in the state.
Where has it been spent? People have not received compensation for Yaas.
The money they received was spent on the head in addition to flood control,” Ghosh said.
He alleged that Rs 225 Crore from the center of the Kapalewari River Project had not been utilized.
‘WB Govt hasn’t taken advantage of RS 2,146 CR for flood control’
