SILIGURI, 5 AUG: The minister for irrigation and waterways, Dr Manas Bhuniya, today said the state would demand at least Rs 307 crore from the Centre to carry on the construction work of the Teesta Barrage Project (TBP). Dr Bhuniya (see sns photo) said: "The Centre had allotted Rs 83 crore in 2010-11 but the department received only Rs 63 crore from the state finance department. We will demand Rs 307 crore from the Centre for 2011-12. We hope that the Centre will allot at least Rs 227 crore from its budget. The state would contribute 10 per cent.”