5 Bikaner villages to be developed as smart villages

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Press Trust of India Bikaner
Last Updated : Nov 02 2017 | 9:02 PM IST
Five villages of Khajuwala and Kolayat blocks in Bikaner district have been selected for developing them into Smart Model Village.
A total of Rs 1738.60 lakh will be spent to develop the villages into Smart Model Villages under Border Area Development Programme (BADP), Bikaner Collector Anil Gupta said after a meeting today.
He said proposals under BADP 2017-18 were invited from the villages having 3,000 or more population as per the Census 2011 and within the radius of 20 kms from international border.
Five villages, including three of Khajuwala and two of Kolayat blocks, were selected, he added.

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First Published: Nov 02 2017 | 9:02 PM IST

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