Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
on Saturday renewed his demand for a Rs 14,800 crore special package
for reconstruction of the flood-ravaged Kosi belt and
rehabilitation of the victims.
"We want the package as it has become necessary for the
Kosi belt ravaged by floods," he said here.
The demand was made barely a couple of days after his
meeting with Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek
Singh Ahluwalia, who during his Bihar visit promised to look
into it.
"It is unfortunate that even a year after the tragedy
that befell the people of Bihar, the Centre has not come
forward with the package," Kumar said.
Condemning the blowing up of railway tracks by Maoists
which led to the derailment of Tata-Bilaspur passenger train
in Jharkhand on Thursday, Kumar said the Railways was a soft
target and wondered why.
''Railways unite India and it should be protected at all
costs,'' he added.
Bureau Report
First Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 13:08