The untied fund from which a variety of developmental work can be undertaken in the rural areas, irrespective of the modality of the department taking part, more than Rs 20 lakh worth of mandays could be created in the past couple of months. The work of rural electrification has moved apace. Gokulnagar and Sonachura %u2013 the hotbed of the Maoists %u2013 are now fully enjoying the sweep of electrification. Of the 22 mouzas of the Nandigram Block I, eleven have been electrified. Two out of the three mouzas of Nandigram Block II have had every house given electric connection. Newer electrification projects worth Rs 20 lakh have commenced elsewhere in Nandigram.
BRIDGES AND SCHOOLS
A new bridge %u2013 a long-standing demand %u2013 over the Bela-Uday canal is being completed. Four secondary and four more child education centres have been set up. Six Gram Panchayats in Nandigram%u2019s Block I would now have a primary health centre each. Cluster-level Resource Centres of the total literacy mission are in the process of rapid completion at a cost of Rs six lakh each.
Twenty two primary schools are being constructed at Nandigram%u2019s two blocks. Seven high schools have been given grants of Rs two lakh each for construction / extension of buildings. Tenders have been placed for 22 new tubewells. The animal resources department of the Bengal Left Front government has allocated 120 thousand chicks and chicklings for 100 self-help groups.
