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Ghatal master plan gets Rs 1,200 cr boost, Bengal CM sets pre-monsoon deadline

Midnapore, Sep 30 (UNI) With large parts of Ghatal still under water, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday announced a Rs 1,200-crore allocation for the long-pending Ghatal Master Plan and set a June deadline for pushing ahead with the project, while promising Rs 1.80 lakh each for families living in kutcha houses in flood-affected areas.
Adhikari made the announcement after conducting an aerial assessment of flood-hit areas around Ghatal, including low-lying areas around Mansuka, before arriving at Birsingha for a programme marking Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar’s birth anniversary.
“The Ghatal Master Plan, which remained only in speeches in the past, will now be implemented,” the Chief Minister said, announcing that the state had sanctioned Rs 1,200 crore for the project.
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