April 30, 2020 8:34 PM

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Gujarat: Over 1,11000 workers resume work under MNREGA

<span style="color: #222222;">As the Centre is relaxing certain restrictions  in the lock down to give impetus to economic activities and employment generation many states have initiated action on the same. In Gujarat, over 1 lakh 11 thousands of workers have resumed work under MNREGA in various districts. CMO Secretary Ashwini Kumar said that the government has sanctioned Rs 414 crore for the third phase of water conservation drive Sujalam Sufalam which is currently underway. AIR correspodent  reports that Mr Kumar said that various water conservation works such as deepening of check dams, rivers have kicked off in the state under Sujalam Sufalam drive in which over 46 thousand workers have been engaged. As many as 243 private construction projects also resumed in the state which include construction projects in the corporation limit where workers have been provided with stay facility. As many as 22 thousand construction labourers have resumed work as of now. He said apart from this, 643 developmental projects of various municipal corporations have also resumed in the state.</span><br />

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