Rajnath Singh launches 28 infrastructure projects worth Rs. 1,900cr
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today launched 28 major infrastructure projects of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and other central police organizations. The projects cost nearly Rs. 1,900 crore and are spread over 17 states. Singh also laid the foundation stones for three projects of the Land Ports Authority of India at a function held in the national capital today. Details here.
CRPF, BSF, SSB among others to be benefited by projects
The 28 major infrastructure projects inaugurated by the home minister belonged to the CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP and SSB, besides the Delhi Police and other central police organizations such as the Land Ports Authority of India, the NDRF and the Central Forensic Science Laboratory.
Projects, spread across 17 states, are worth Rs. 1,895.28 crore
These projects, involving 71 non-residential buildings, 5,283 residential quarters and 34 barracks, constructed at a total cost of Rs. 1,895.28 crore, are spread across 17 states - Assam, Kerala, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tripura, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Telangana, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Uttarakhand. Singh said the Central government has been taking measures to enhance the capacity-building of CAPFs.
In last 5 years, 1,773 infra-projects of CAPFs sanctioned: Rajnath
In the last five years alone, 1,773 infrastructure projects of the CAPFs have been sanctioned with a total outlay of Rs. 12,060 crore, said the minister. Out of these projects, 992 projects worth Rs. 4,368.93 crore have been completed and the remaining projects are under various stages of construction and will be completed in the next 2-3 years, he said.
Rs. 1,364.60cr allocated to Delhi Police for infrastructure projects
With the completion of the residential projects under implementation, the housing satisfaction level in CAPFs will be enhanced from 39.04% to 48.30% against authorized dwelling units, Singh said. A sum of Rs. 1,364.60 crore has been allocated to the Delhi Police for infrastructure projects in the last five years and a total of 35 projects have been completed till now.
Two Delhi Police projects to be inaugurated tomorrow: HM official
The 35 projects consist of 21 police-stations, 10 police posts, two DCP Offices, one district lines and one housing project of 1,066 residential quarters. A home ministry official said two Delhi Police projects to be inaugurated tomorrow at Kondli and Badarpur have police lines, a police-station and 150 staff quarters. The government has also approved the purchase of DDA flats for the Delhi Police.
DDA flats comprise 200 MIG and 582 LIG flats
The DDA flats will have 200 MIG (Middle Income Group) flats and 582 LIG (Lower Income Group) flats. Besides this, 12 projects consisting of 4 police-stations, 2 DCP offices, one police lines, 4 housing projects (939 residential-quarters) and 58 barracks will be completed within the next two years, the official said. On completion of these projects, Delhi Police field staff will get better facilities.
Land Ports Authority of India working towards augmenting border infrastructure
With the completion of these projects, the Delhi Police will be able to provide better office, residential accommodation, and operational facilities to its field staff. To augment border infrastructure, two Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) at Raxaul and Jogbani on the Indo-Nepal border in Bihar have been developed by the Land Ports Authority of India at a cost of Rs. 221.88 crore.
NDRF-project will be constructed at a cost of Rs. 99.36cr
The home minister laid foundation stones for three construction works costing Rs. 66.35 crore for providing accommodation to the guarding forces deployed on the Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bangladesh borders. The NDRF project, involving office and training infrastructure, barracks and 16 residential quarters for its 8th battalion at Ghaziabad, is to be constructed in the first phase at a cost of Rs. 99.36 crore.
Two Central Forensic Science Laboratories also constructed at Bhopal, Guwahati
Among the other projects, two Central Forensic Science Laboratories (CFSL), a wing of MHA, have been constructed at a cost of Rs. 105.79 crore at Bhopal and Guwahati. The other states that have CFSL are Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chandigarh, New Delhi and Pune.
