Physical Infrastructure within Cooch Behar

~ PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE with special reference to ROADS & POWER ~
Contents :-	*	Roads - Status of PWD Highway Division Check-out
	*	Roads - Status of PWD Cooch Behar Division Check-out
	*	Rural Roads Check-out
	*	Power Check-out
	*	Status of WBSEB (West Bengal State Electricity Board) Check-out
	*	Rural Electrification Check-out
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# Status of PWD Highway Division

1) Total Road Length under Cooch Behar Highway Division - 355 km

	i)	Total Road 355 km is black top
	ii)	No Kutcha Road is there under this Division

2) Expenditure incurred for maintenance of road

Through Grant-in-Aid
i)	1999-2000	- Nil
ii)	2000-2001	- Rs. 769.14 lakhs
iii)	2001-2002	- Rs. 103.96 lakhs	(This expenditure is spilled over from 2000-2001. Out of which only Rs. 12.00 lakhs was sanctioned during 2001-2002)

Through Departmental Non-Plan Fund
i)	1999-2000	- Rs. 98.37 lakhs
ii)	2000-2001	- Rs. 30.20 lakhs
iii)	2001-2002	- Rs. 26.20 lakhs

3) Development of road work considered under HUDCO loan assistant Scheme during 2000-2001

	Total Length : 93.91 km.
	Sanctioned Amount : Rs. 4,295.84 lakhs
	Out of which 18.00 km length is under Jalpaiguri Highway Division. The total work is under completion stage

4) Development of road under R.I.D.F. - IV

*	Four Bridges were taken up in 2000-2001 under R.I.D.F. - IV Out of which three Bridges are in complete stage.
		Total Sanctioned Amount	: Rs. 495.42 lakhs

*	Another Bridge over river 'Dharala' under R.I.D.F. - IV is under progress
		Total Cost will involve	: Rs. 392.00 lakhs
		Sanctioned Amount	: Rs. 260.00 lakhs

5) Development of road under R.I.D.F. - VI

Three Bridges have been considered.
	Total Sanctioned Amount	- Rs. 900.95 lakhs (work in progress)
	Total Tendered Amount	- Rs. 922.19 lakhs

6) Development of road under R.I.D.F. - VII

	Two major Bridges have been proposed for consideration under R.I.D.F. - VII
		Approximate cost of these 2 Bridges will be Rs. 725.00 lakhs.

Widening and Strengthening of the existing roads under this Division have been considered and for which an estimate amounting to Rs.2,662.00 lakhs already sent to Zilla Parishad for consideration.

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# Status of PWD Cooch Behar Division

While participating in the decentralized plan process, Cooch Behar Division (PWD) has to play a key role to make the plan a grand success.
As regard to execution of work, PWD Cooch Behar division has a credit of recent completion/verge of completing following
important works within couple of years :-

	1.	Up gradation of District Hospital and four other Sub-Divisional Hospitals.
	2.	Construction of Juvenile Court building at Sagar Dighi Square.
	3.	Construction of Mental Hospital Annexe at Tufanganj.
	4.	Construction of Fire Station building at Tufanganj.
	5.	Construction of Annexe building of District Library at Cooch Behar.
	6.	Vertical extension of Treasury building.
	7.	Construction of 9 nos. of R.C.C. bridges within remote corners within the district.
	8.	Construction of Court building at Dinhata.
	9.	Special repair to Heritage gate near Debibari.
	10.	Construction of Tinbigha Corridor.

Beside the above salient works this division has to maintain 284 kms. Pucca road length with bridges and culverts. Most of the Govt. building are also maintained by this Division. Different entrusted schemes under Grant-in-aid,RIDF and BADP etc. Have also been executed from time to time.

In near future this division proudly puts forward the proposal for undertaking the following major works :-

	1.	Improvement of existing carriage ways between Cooch Behar and Dinhata under loan assistance of HUDCO.
	2.	Preservation of Sidhanath Siva Temple at Dhaluabalri.
	3.	Construction of RCC bridge over river Saniajan under RIDF-VI near Mekliganj.
	4.	Construction of SAARC road for smooth transportation between India, Bhutan and Bangladesh.
	5.	Construction of Ashokbari PHC in between Mathabhanga and Jamaldaha.
	6.	Construction of New Collectorate building at Sagardighi Square at Cooch Behar.
	7.	Construction of Annexe building to Circuit House at Cooch Behar.
	8.	Improvement of Dinhata-Gossanimari Road under RIDF-VI.
	9.	Construction of Centenary bluilding within ABN Seal College at Cooch Behar.

Over and above many proposals under Grants-in-Aid, RIDF-VII with maintenance of roads and bluildings etc. during this financial year are likely to be taken up. All the executions are on the basis of realistic need and also to bring changes in the life of people of this remote district of West Bengal.

FUTURE PROGRAMMES UNDER PLAN HEAD for 2002-2003

		Estimated Cost
(1)	Mastic asphalt work on Bridge Deck for 'TORSHA' Bridge	- Rs. 15.50 lakhs
(2)	Mastic asphalt work on Bridge Deck for 'DHARALA' Bridge on	- Rs. 10.00 lakhs
	Mathabhanga Sitalkuchi Road.
(3)	Completion of balance work of 'GHARGARIA' Bridge on the link	- Rs. 140.00 lakhs
	road from N.H.31C to Kaljani Health Centre.
(4)	Guide Bundh for Torsha Bridge	- Rs. 800.00 lakhs
(5)	Guide Bundh for Dharala Bridge	- Rs. 105.00 lakhs

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# POWER -

1) Status of WBSEB click
2) Rural Electrification click

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# Status of WBSEB - West Bengal State Electricity Board

At present the power is fed from two directions viz. from Birpara 220/132 KV power grid sub-station through Alipur Duar 132/66 KV sub-station of WBSEB and Dabgram 220/132 KV power grid sub-station through Maynaguri 132/33 KV sub-station of WBSEB.

Alipur Duar 132 KV sub-station supplies power to the following Blocks :
	1.	Cooch Behar-I & Cooch Behar-II blocks through Cooch Behar 66/33/11 KV sub-station and
		Chakchaka 33/11 KV sub-station. Chakchaka sub-station also feeds power to the Industrial Complex there.
	2.	Tufanganj-I & Tufanganj-II Blocks through Tufanganj-33/11 KV sub-station.
	3.	Dinhata-I & Dinhata-II Blocks through Dinhata-33/11 KV sub-station.
Maynaguri 132/33 KV sub-station supplies power to the following Blocks :
	1.	Mathabhanga-I & Mathabhanga-II blocks through Mathabhanga 33/11 KV sub-station.
	2.	Sitalkuchi & Sitai Block through Sitalkuchi 33/11 KV sub-station.
	3.	Mekhliganj Block through Changrabandha 33/11 KV sub-station.
	4.	Haldibari block through Haldibalri 33 KV sub-station.

Though there is a double feeding arrangement in the two District, previously there was no interlinking arrangment which is now under Construction from Cooch Behar Sub-Station to Mathabhanga Sub-Station under fund assistance by Uttar Banga Unnayan Parishad.

One industrial Growth Centre has been set up at Chakchaka for promoting the new entrepreneurs. For this purpose one 33/11 KV sub-station has been constructed.

Already four new industries are receiving power from WBSEB sub-station and six others will be connected shortly.

Supply-wise Consumer and Revenue Status :-

Sl. no.	Name of Supply	No. of Consumers						Revenue (in Rs.)
Sl. no.	Name of Supply	DOM	COM	IND	AGRI	Others	Total	Demands (lakh)	Collection (lakh)
1.	Main Sector	10121	3551	211	30	127	14040	401.47	415.47
2.	Khagrabari Sector	7605	1152	158	63	245	9223	82.31	140.14
3.	Newtown Sector	7594	1132	124	112	285	9247	157.34	149.45
4.	Dinhata E. Supply	10555	3162	277	494	601	15089	287.60	278.03
5.	Tufanganj E. Supply	8268	2445	286	326	659	11984	249.92	218.84
6.	Mathabhanga E. Supply	5810	1713	147	155	316	8141	136.26	121.72
7.	Sitalkuchi E. Supply	1257	391	30	67	130	1875	34.80	25.45
8.	Sitai E. Supply	652	291	9	33	174	1159	14.42	12.91
9.	Haldibari E. Supply	1699	695	51	42	21	508	49.04	48.42
10.	Changrabandha E. Supply	1780	554	30	29	215	2608	50.68	47.93
DOM - Domestic; COM - Commercial; IND - Industrial; AGRI - Agricultural sector;

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# Rural Electrification

	Total nos. of Mouzas	- 1153
	Total nos. of Electrified Mouzas	- 1124
	Total no. of Mouzas yet to be electrified	- 28

Electrification works done during last three years :-

Mouza	1998-1999	1999-2000	2000-2001	2001-2002
Virgin	-	-	3	-
Intensification	31	26	48	51
Revitalization	2	-	12	5
Agriculture
STW	10	29	54	7
DTW	-	6	-	-
RLI	2	8	-	-

Statement of Target and Achievement of REDC works as on 28/2/2002
1999-2001	No. of Scheme	No. of Mouzas where Pole erection works completed	No. of Mouzas where all works completed	No. of Consumer Benefited	Remarks
1999-2001	79	79	60	2850 (approx.)	E.O. placed - 79 nos.
1^st Phase	182 (including 29 schemes of Mekhliganj & Haldibari)	128	43	750 (approx.)	E.O. placed - 181 nos.
2^nd Phase	184 (including 18 schemes of Mekhliganj & Haldibari)	60	1	9	E.O. placed - 144 nos.

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Top	# Rural Roads
	Almost all of the rural roads of this district are maintained by the three tier Panchayati Raj System (approximately 1020 km. kutcha and 125 km metal road). A perspective plan of PMGSY is under process to ensure better connectivity. Due emphasis has been given to connect every habitation and on connectivity of rural markets. During 2001-2002 the sect oral allocation is to the tune of Rs.7279.37 lakh. The sources of fund are grant in aid RIDF-VIII, JGSY, PMGSY and Special Area Development Programme.