NABARD sanctions Rs 144.33 crore for Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 6 (UNI) The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 144.33 crore to Kerala for rural infrastructure projects.

According to a release here today, the Chamravattom regulator cum bridge multipurpose project in Malappuram district would get Rs 95.12 crore.

The other projects included 13 rural roads and three bridges each in Alappuzha, Idukki, Palakkad, Kollam, Kottayam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Ernakulam and Kannur districts.

An amount of Rs 35.44 crore had been sanctioned for these projects.

The rural drinking water supply project at Karimkunnam grama panchayat in Idukki would get Rs 3.10 crore, it said.

Forty two minor irrigation projects, involving RIDF loan of Rs 7.65 crore had been sanctioned in the districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Idukki, Kannur, Kollam, Malappuram and Palakkad, the release added.

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