Minister for PWD, Housing and Environment Rajesh Munat informed in the Chhattisgarh Assembly on Friday that the State Government had spent Rs 1,978 crore till February 1 this year for creation of infrastructure in State’s new capital ‘Naya Raipur’.
In a written reply to Congress member Umesh Patel, the Minister stated that the Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA) has spent Rs 373.55 crore for development of roads and bridges in the new capital. A sum of Rs 118.90 crore had been spent for development of infrastructure for Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) while Rs 298.37 crore had been spent for construction of buildings, he said. An amount of Rs 144.21 crore had been spent from the Infrastructure head and Rs 56.10 crore for other construction works, the Minister stated.
Similarly, Rs 55 crore had been paid as compensation for the land acquired in the new capital, Munat said. He said that the State government has also returned Rs 62 crore as repayment till the aforementioned date for Rs 500 crore loan acquired by the Government for purchase of land in the new capital.