Rs 1,115 cr okayed for disaster mitigation

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New Delhi, Updated At : 04:53 AM Nov 27, 2024 IST

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A high-level panel led by Home Minister Amit Shah has approved Rs 1,115.67 crore for disaster mitigation and capacity building projects for 15 states, including HP.

The panel has approved the national landslide risk mitigation project in 15 states — Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, HP, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal at a total cost of Rs 1,000 crore.

It also approved Rs 139 crore each for HP and Uttarakhand, Rs 378 crore for eight north-eastern states, Rs 100 crore for Maharashtra, Rs 72 crore each for Karnataka and Kerala and Rs 50 crore each for Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.

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