The Gorkha Territorial Administration
today announced a new scheme for the BPL category, which will be
implemented after Diwali. Under the scheme the GTA plans to build about
1000 houses for the low-income group.
While talking to the press today, GTA
chief Bimal Gurung said, “The GTA is planning to start a housing project
of our own named ‘Hamro Ghar’ after Diwali. We plan to build houses for
those under the BPL category. In the first phase, we intend to build
about 1000 houses in the entire 45 constituencies under the GTA. And in
each constituency we hope to build 20 to 25 such houses.”
“To begin with, we will make a survey
as to who needs houses the most after which the work will start with an
estimated fund of about 1 lakh 80 thousand rupees for each house,” added
Gurung.
According to GTA sources, this scheme
will be carried out by the Minority Affairs Department. Gurung also said
that the GTA will be sanctioning about 10 crore rupees for the
maintenance of the road, stretching from Darjeeling to Sidrapong Hydel
Project. Built in the year 1897 during the British rule, the hydel
project is said to be the first of its kind in India and probably Asia.
“We have acquired about 35 acres of land
for the construction of a central university near Sonada for which the
announcement will be made by the Union HRDD Minister Smriti Irani during
her visit to the hills shortly” added the GTA chief.
Source: EOI
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