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GUWAHATI: The Gauhati High Court recently directed the Union Government to release its remaining share of Rs 1636.05 lakh for the successful implementation of the scheme named ‘Augmentation of Greater Diphu Water Scheme in Karbi Anglong District’ under the Non-Lapse Central Pool of Resource (NLCPR).
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL/72/2019) was filed in Gauhati High Court to raise the issue of non-implementation of the scheme ‘Augmentation of Greater Diphu Water Scheme in Karbi Anglong District’. An affidavit was filed in the court on behalf of the Chief Engineer, PHE, Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) wherein it was stated that the total project cost in the year 2008 was fixed at Rs. 2767.44 lakh. The share of the Central Government towards this project was 90% and the remaining 10% was to be borne by the State Government. The Central Government released a sum of Rs. 854.64 lakh and the works were got executed through different contractors. The State share was released to the tune of Rs. 110.12 lakh on December 15, 2016 and no Central Government’s share of funds towards the project has been released thereafter. Hence, the scheme has not progressed any further.
The division bench of Chief Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Suman Shyam noted that out of the Central Government’s share of Rs 2490.69 lakh, only an amount of Rs. 854.11 lakh has been released so far and the outstanding amount is Rs. 1636.05 lakh. The court directed the Central Government to release its share of fund for completion of the project.
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