Pratibha Singh urges Prime Minister to provide central assistance

5 Dariya News

New Delhi 10-Jul-2013

Pratibha Singh, newly elected Member Parliament requested the Central Government to provide liberal financial assistance  for taking massive  rehabilitation works in the flood affected areas of the State.Smt. Pratibha Singh  called on  Prime  Minister  Dr. Manmohan Singh at New Delhi today and requested him to   release the Central assistance of Rs.1000 crore to the State Government. She apprised the Prime Minister that according to initial estimates  loss of  Rs  2575 crore had been estimated due to recent  flash floods besides , 25 precious  human lives, 10,0000 animals had also perished in the  flash floods. She said that 1000 houses, 2120  roads had been badly damaged and  standing crop on 50000 hectare land had also been damaged.

Pratibha Singh  requested the Prime Minister to expedite the construction work on Rohtang tunnel to provide all weather connectivity to snow bound Lahaul-Spiti district and told that this tunnel was also important from strategic defence point of view  as it is important   link to connect   Manali–Leh national highway  having international border with China. Pratibha Singh   requested the Prime Minister to  declare Baddi-Kalka  and Bilaspur-Leh via Manali railway line  as projects of National importance keeping in view of economic and security importance of these railways lines and provide hundred percent central funding for constructions of these railway lines. She also requested for allocating  adequate budget for early completion of Nangal –Talwara and Bhanupalli-Bilaspur –Beri railways line. She requested the Prime Minister to  provide  special industrial package to the State  up to 2020 at par with other special category States.