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By Our Special Correspondent
BANGALORE, DEC. 13. The World Bank has opposed the implementation of the Rs. 677.73-crore Sujala watershed project by the panchayat raj institutions in the State. This was stated at a press conference here today by the Minister for Agriculture, K. Srinivasa Gowda, who earlier met a World Bank team of officials led by Grant Milne.
Delay feared
The team is of the view that the implementation of the project will be delayed if the Watershed Development Department transfers it to the gram panchayats. The local bodies lack skilled personnel and the infrastructure to execute, supervise and evaluate the project, the Minister said. In fact, the World Bank signed the agreement on the implementation of the project with the Watershed Development Department. It will be difficult for the gram panchayats to implement the project, as they don not have the personnel to audit the project regularly and submit certificates to the World Bank, a Finance Department official said. The State Government issued an order on October 16 transferring over 170 State sector schemes, including externally aided projects, to the panchayat raj institutions along with funds. With that exercise, the district sector plan outlay will get an additional Rs. 1,500 crores over the existing plan outlay of Rs. 1,595 crores. The Government has decided to give the gram panchayats greater untied funds so that they can perform more effectively. The Sujala watershed project is being implemented since 2001 in Kolar, Tumkur, Chitradurga, Haveri and Dharwad districts (38 taluks) for improving agricultural productivity, vegetative cover, horticulture production, fodder and fuel availability, reducing soil erosion and increasing household income. The project will end on March 31, 2007. The World Bank team visited Haveri and Dharwad districts and was satisfied with the progress of the project.
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