Orissa govt allots Rs 1131crore for road projects till Nov end

The Orissa government has allotted Rs 1131.65 crore till the end of November for construction and repair of various road projects in the 30 districts of the state as against a total expenditure of Rs 1407.01 crore earmarked in the 2010-11 State Budget.

The allocation of 1131.65 crore includes Non-Plan expenditure of Rs 417.82 crore and Plan expenditure of Rs 713.82 crore, said S N Patra, minister for revenue & disaster management informed the state assembly.

The highest allocation has been made for Ganjam district (Rs 184.83 crore) followed by Khurda (Rs 117.82 crore) and Keonjhar (Rs 69.69 crore).

The funds allocated for other districts are Angul (Rs 32.44 crore), Balasore (Rs 36.31 crore), Bargarh (Rs 21.03 crore), Jajpur (Rs 71.10 crore), Kalahandi (Rs 17.55 crore), Bolangir (Rs 34.83 crore), Korpaut (Rs 24.06 crore), Sundargarh (Rs 63.24 crore), Puri (Rs 41.46 crore), Mayurbhanj (Rs 39.42 crore), Nayagarh (Rs 27.38 crore), Malkangir (Rs 4.57 crore), Nuapada (Rs 17.71 crore) and Rayagada (Rs 16.22 crore) to name a few.