Bihar cabinet clears Darbhanga cargo hub, Vaishali resort and major drinking water schemes
The Bihar cabinet has approved acquisition of about 50 acres near Darbhanga International Airport for a logistics park and cargo hub, sanctioning Rs 225.91 crore for compensation. To boost tourism, a resort will be developed on 10 acres in Vaishali and three eco-tourism clusters in the Bhim Bandh area, all on the PPP model.
The Bihar cabinet has approved acquisition of about 50 acres near Darbhanga International Airport for a logistics park and cargo hub, sanctioning Rs 225.91 crore for compensation. To boost tourism, a resort will be developed on 10 acres in Vaishali and three eco-tourism clusters in the Bhim Bandh area, all on the PPP model.
A Rs 279.51-crore rural drinking water scheme in Munger's Haveli Kharagpur and Tetiabambar blocks will supply 177 wards in 14 panchayats, while a Rs 506.71-crore Ganga-based scheme in Vaishali's Mahua and Chehrakalan blocks will cover 493 wards in 36 panchayats.
For power transmission, Rs 575.36 crore was approved for a new grid substation at Pipra in Supaul and Rs 51.07 crore for the Tarapur grid. Over Rs 66.11 crore was also sanctioned for a cyber security operations centre for cooperative banks.