National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned a loan of Rs 119 crore under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for various projects in Haryana.
It includes construction of seven bridges and improvement of one rural road project in five districts of Haryana, construction of 167 government veterinary hospitals and dispensaries in all districts and one drinking water supply project in Rewari district, said an official spokesman.
He said under rural bridges and road project, construction of seven bridges and one road would be undertaken in Ambala, Panchkula, Sonepat, Yamunanagar and Panipat districts of Haryana involving RIDF loan of Rs 28.25 crore.
NABARD has also sanctioned a project for augmentation of one Rural Drinking Water Supply Schemes in Rewari district involving RIDF loan of Rs 37.71 crore. The implementation of project would result in better and safe drinking water facilities to 14 villages of Rewari district. The project is expected to generate about 1.16 lakh work days of non-recurring employment during implementation, the spokesman said.
Similarly, he said that NABARD has also sanctioned construction of 52 government veterinary hospitals and 115 Government veterinary dispensaries in all 22 districts of the state. The main objective of construction of buildings of the veterinary institutions is to provide a better working environment for the staff for quality delivery of veterinary services to the farmers or villagers.
The project involves RIDF loan of Rs 53.29 crore and would benefit more than 167 villages and would also generate non-recurring employment of 8.35 lakh work days, he added.