NABARD sactions Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) assistance Madurai Tamil Nadu Districts

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned an Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) assistance of Rs 765 crore for Tamil Nadu in 2011-12. The assistance would help the state execute infrastructure projects across various sectors covering drinking water, irrigation and rural connectivity.

In a press statement issued by Lalitha Venkatesan, chief general manager of Nabard, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, it was stated that the assistance also includes an amount of Rs 226 crore, sanctioned for the first time, exclusively for creating warehousing infrastructure by establishing 1,281 godowns with a total storage capacity of 434,000 tonnes.

An amount of Rs 157 crore has been sanctioned for a project which will provide drinking water supply to four unions in Madurai district involving 753 rural habitations.

This proposal is a part of Melur Combined Drinking Water Supply Scheme being implemented by the Tamil Nadu.

On completion, the project will provide 40 lpcd assured drinking water supply to 626,000 rural population.