Five Bundelkhand districts get funds for link road network

LUCKNOW: Developmental projects in at least five districts of Bundelkhand region — Hamirpur, Mahoba, Jalaun, Jhansi and Chaitrakoot — received a fresh thrust with Bundelkhand Development Board allocating a fresh tranche of funds to tune of Rs 3.18 crore.
Nine projects would be taken up immediately, according to a proposal moved by public works department. These include three projects in Hamirpur, two each in Jhansi and Chitrakoot and one project each in Mahoba and Jalaun.The state government had earlier allocated Rs 8 crore for the project, whose total cost is pegged at Rs 16 crore.
The projects proposed to be taken up include a connecting road network in Mau development block of Chitrakoot. The district also stands to gain by linking the road in Murka village to a national highway. In Jhansi, a link road is proposed to be constructed in Khariaram and another between Nandsiya and Nandkhas villages. The Harmirpur district will get three link roads, including one each in Jhirmauli, Kewat ka dera and Chanduli Ahir link road, according to the plan accessed by TOI.
In Jalaun, a district a link road is proposed to be constructed in Anghaura to Prawar village, while a connecting road is proposed to be constructed near Kendraiya Vidyalaya, Disrapur, in Mahoba district.
Deputy chief minister Keshav Maurya said the projects should be completed within deadline and under strict vigil. Officials said, chief development officers of these five district have been asked to ensure that funds released by the board be spend on projects and not diverted for any other purpose, which would be considered a financial irregularity. Also, officials will be required to maintain standards as suggested by the state government. The Bundelkhand development board, conceptualised for a holistic development of the otherwise economically backward Bundelkhand region comprises 14 committees for resolving development issues. These committees have members from the board, government officials and experts.