Japan to finance Pune hamlet rehab
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17/02/2005
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Indian Express (Mumbai)
For the 660 tribal families in the inhospitable , hilly terrain of Junnar tehsil in Pune district, illness, illiteracy, unemployment and poverty may soon be memories of the past.With the Japan Government sanctioning a whopping Rs 21.61 lakh for development projects in the area, the 4,600 inhabitants of Kolhewadi, Bhoirwadi Khireshwar and Sangore villages will get a fresh lease of life. The cheque will be handed over to the project implementing agency, National Institute for Sustainable Development (NISD) at a function at the Japanese Consulate in Mumbai on Friday . The Pune based NISD will have to implement the project