Tripura gets ₹358 crore from Centre for road projects

An official statement says the funds reached the State treasury on Tuesday; it would help the State government to complete the projects and infrastructure developmental works that were left unfinished in the State.

July 05, 2019 11:18 am | Updated 11:19 am IST - Agartala:

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb. File

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb. File

The Centre has sanctioned an additional amount of ₹358 crore for construction of new roads in rural areas of Tripura, an official said on Friday.

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 15 and had demanded an additional fund of ₹358 crore for speedy completion of the works, a release issued by the Chief Minister’s Office on Thursday said.

“This amount was demanded for completion of long-term projects which were left unfinished in the State. Even though the previous Left Front government did not have funds to spend, they started the projects. Later on, these projects were left hanging due to lack of funds,” the release said.

The funds reached the State treasury on Tuesday, the release said, adding it would help the State government to complete the projects and infrastructure developmental works.

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