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Rahul reaches Amethi as funds released for road development

AMETHI, AUG. 31. The AICC member and Amethi MP, Rahul Gandhi, yesterday arrived in his parliamentary constituency, just two days after Congress announced that the Centre had released funds for development of roads here.

This is Mr. Gandhi's first visit to his constituency after Congress president Sonia Gandhi appointed him a co-opted member of the AICC earlier this month.

Mr. Gandhi was here last month also, on a five-day visit.

"This time again, he is expected to stay here for four days...there is no schedule and no public meetings are lined up," said a party leader.

He arrived here en route his mother's constituency -- Rae Bareli.

Mr. Gandhi's latest visit to his parliamentary constituency assumes significance as just two days ago the Congress had announced that the Centre has sanctioned Rs. 180 crore for construction of roads and bridges in Rae Bareli and Amethi constituencies.

The Central Road Transport and Highway Ministry in a special package for Rae Bareli and Amethi sanctioned Rs. 180 crore as a first instalment for the developmental works which includes a Rs. 30 crore new road bridge over river Ganga in Rae Bareli.

Altogether 12 roads of about 400 km would be constructed in the first phase in both the constituencies.

During their earlier visit to Rae Bareli and Amethi, both Ms. Gandhi and Mr. Rahul Gandhi had promised to bring central funds for the development of roads.

The two had written letters to the Centre in the first week of July for sanctioning a special package to the backward twin constituencies. The ministry sanctioned the first instalment on July 23.

The projects taken in the first phase in Rae Bareli and Amethi constituencies are -- road bridge over Ganga costing around Rs. 30 crore in Dalmau, Rae Bareli, strengthening of roads from Jagdishpur to Jais via Gauriganj, Uchahar to Lalganj via Muraribagh, Jamo to Bhadag via Nandmahar, Munshiganj to Dalmau, Musafirkhana to Atheha via Gauriganj, Jais to Salon via Nasirabad, Amethi to Durgapur, Rae Bareli to Bazar Shukla via Semrauta, Inhauna to Bahadurpur, Rae Bareli to Lohirpur via Salon, Gandhinagar to Chatoha and Jamo to Gandhinagar via Ballavpur.

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