GUWAHATI, April 10: The Centre has made a total allocation of Rs 201 crore for Rural Water Supply programme for the north-eastern States during 2001-2002, stated a PIB release. Out of this total amount Rs 139.57 crore has already been released to the north-eastern States up to January this year. The amount for the North-east States comprise ten per cent of the total Central Plan outlay of Rs 2010 crore for the Rural Water Supply programme during 2001-2002. Under the sector reforms introduced for institutionalizing community participation in Rural Water Supply programme, 62 Pilot districts have already been sanctioned for implementations. Eleven such projects belonged to the north-eastern States. Of this three are in Assam, two each in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim and one each in Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Nagaland. A total amount of Rs 33.82 crore has been released to these projects.
         
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