To leverage the potential for Agro-textiles in North Eastern Part of India, a “Scheme for usage of Agro-textiles in North East Region” has been approved, and implementation guidelines have been formulated after meetings/ seminars and inter-ministerial consultations.
Stakeholder and inter-ministerial consultations, through seminars and workshops, have been completed for the formulation of a scheme for leveraging the potential of Geo-textiles in the North Eastern Part of India.To leverage the potential for Agro-textiles in North Eastern Part of India, a “Scheme for usage of Agro-textiles in North East Region” has been approved, and implementation guidelines have been #
The details of the schemes to promote Geo-textiles and Agro-textiles in the country are as below:
I. Scheme for usage of Geo-textiles in North Eastern Region:
This scheme envisages promoting and utilizing Geo-textiles in the development of infrastructure in North Eastern states. With total fund outlay of Rs. 500 crores over a period of 5 years, the scheme envisages identifying and implementing pilot projects to demonstrate the efficacy of Geo-textiles in existing/ new projects in road construction, river bank embankment, slope erosion control, water reservoirs, etc, in the North Eastern Region. Necessary technological and financial support for meeting additional costs due to the usage of Geo-textiles in the pilot projects is proposed to be borne by Government of India.
II Scheme for usage of Agro-textiles in North Eastern Region:
This scheme envisages promoting and utilizing Agro-textiles in improving the horticulture and floricultural produce of the Northeast states by providing technological and financial support for establishing the demonstration centres and disbursing Agro-textile kits with overall fund outlay of Rs 55 crores over the period of 5 years.
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