The National Government has released 57-million-Kina to resource-rich Hela Province to be distributed to the respective license-based areas.
The funds are the Infrastructure Development Grants for 2013, to assist landowners participate in the P-N-G Liquefied Natural Gas spin-off activities. National Planning Minister Charles Abel presented the cheques to Governor for Hela, Anderson Agiru, witness by Prime Minister Peter ONeill at the Parliament House today. The funds are for the 2013 Infrastructure Development Grants. Cheque's totalling, 57 million kina were presented for PDL 1,5,6,7,and 8 areas respectively in Hela province. These funds will be distributed to Hides PDL 1 with 20 million kina, South Hides PDL 7 with 15 million kina, and Angore PDL 8 with 12 million kina. Funds for the other two PDL areas of Juha and Moran are yet to be made known as they are sharing boarders with other provinces, and they need to reach an understanding with their neighbours before their funds are given. Prime Minister Peter ONeill at the occasion thank national planning for processing the funds and has urge the Hela provincial government to properly manage these funds on planned impact projects. Meantime, the National Government and the Hela landowners have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to ensure Infrastructure Development Grants or IDG funds are used for its intended purpose. In the past, the I-D-G funds were not used properly, with so much money going down to the district, and nothing to show for. Comments are closed.
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