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Shah approves projects worth ₹ 725.62 crore for fire services expansion
The Statesman
|November 12, 2024
A high-level committee, under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, has approved three projects of Rs 725.62 crore under "Expansion and Modernization of Fire Services in the states" for Chhattisgarh, Odisha and West Bengal.
It approved Rs. 147.76 crore for Chhattisgarh, Rs. 201.10 crore for Odisha and Rs. 376.76 crore for West Bengal. The committee included the Finance Minister, Agriculture Minister and Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog as members. To fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of disaster-resilient India, the Ministry of Home Affairs has taken several initiatives to ensure effective management of disas
This story is from the November 12, 2024 edition of The Statesman.
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