World Bank to fund 9 Public Works Department schemes under APART

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GUWAHATI: The World Bank will fund nine schemes of the Public Works Department (PWD) under the Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART). The Assam PWD has already floated tender for execution of these schemes.

The World Bank will provide fund of Rs 40 crore for execution of nine schemes of the PWD under APART. These schemes have to be completed within nine months and they are all related to infrastructure development. These nine schemes are – construction of road from Durpang to Naharani via Balipathar PWD Road in the Lakhimpur district (Rs 5.22 crore); construction of road from Handique Tiniali to Dhemagarh to Rangati PWD via Majgaon in the Lakhimpur district (Rs 6 crore); construction of road from SH-43 at Madhavdev University to Badatighat Road at Bordeori, Dhanguloi, Hulaguri and No.2 Sonaribari village, Narayanpur mouza in the Lakhimpur district (Rs 5.69 crore); construction of road from Jalukkata to Silikhaguri of Jalukkata and Saukuchi village, Narayanpur mouza in the Lakhimpur district (Rs 5.32 crore); Market Modernization and Improvement Programme (MMIP) of Nakhuti market in the Nagaon district (Rs 1.58 crore); MMIP of Dumunichawki weekly market in the Darrang district (Rs 2.41 crore); MMIP of Mandia SMY in the Barpeta district (Rs 2.73 crore); renovation and upgradation of warehousing facilities in the existing warehouse complex at Lakhipur in the Goalpara district (Rs 6.37 crore); and renovation and upgradation of warehousing facilities in the existing warehouse complex at Jamunamukh in the Nagaon district (Rs 4.45 crore).

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