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Uttaranchal to develop urban infrastructure

DEHRA DUN: The Uttaranchal Government on Wednesday unveiled a host of measures to improve urban infrastructure in the State and said the Asian Development Bank was extending Rs 800 crore assistance for the purpose.

Addressing the legislature on the opening day of the budget session here, Governor Sudershan Agarwal said his Government aimed to develop infrastructure in urban areas, including the setting up of a science city, IT-BT parks, and a planetarium.

In a speech marred by Opposition protests over the new excise policy, Mr. Agarwal said his Government was taking assistance of Rs. 800 crore from the ADB as part of its long-term strategy to develop urban infrastructure.

The Governor said that for the year 2005-06, the Government had sanctioned Rs. 100 crore for all civic bodies in the State.

Three cities - Dehra Dun, Nainital and Haridwar - have been included in the list of National Urban Renewal Mission, he said. A technology resource centre had been sanctioned in Naugaon area of Uttarkashi district for imparting technical assistance to the rural population, the Governor said.

Eighteen new industrial estates are being set up under in Dehra Dun, Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts.

He said that out of the identified potential of 20,000 mw of hydro power, projects of nearly 12,000 mw were in different stages of implementation.

Stating his Government was giving a thrust to forestry and horticulture, Mr. Agarwal said 16 horticulture nurseries, 381 herbal-nurseries and 40 centres of excellence had been developed.

He said his Government had utilised 379 hectares of infertile land in the State to produce tea leaves and had set up two processing factories at Kausani and Champawat areas.

PTI

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