NABARD has sanctioned funds to the tune of Rs 220.50 crore to the Odisha government for implementing 57 flood protection projects and the construction of a rural bridge under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).
These projects will be implemented by the Water Resources Department of the state govenment. The projects will benefit Kendrapara, Nuapada, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Boudh, Jajpur, Khurda, Nayagarh, and Sonepur districts of the state.
The project involves the protection and restoration of riverbanks at 57 identified stretches on 32 different rivers or creeks for the restoration and stabilization of agricultural land, standing crops, and providing flood relief operations by the construction of one rural bridge.
The major work on the flood protection includes repairing & strengthening of scoured banks of the rivers in length 50.69 km, construction of launching aprons and stone packing of the slope of embankments, raising and strengthening of embankments (107.74 km), construction of CC guard wall, etc., construction of 93 new spurs, provision of BT road on embankments for a total length of 57.78 km. The proposal also involves the construction of a Box Cell bridge over Sankha creek in the Jagatsinghpur district.
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