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| Construction to start on 93 new flood defences | Construction to start on 93 new flood defences |
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| Construction is to start on 93 new flood defences in England this year to improve protection for more than 64,000 homes, the government has said. | |
| It added that there was extra funding for projects to unlock economic growth. | It added that there was extra funding for projects to unlock economic growth. |
| The href="http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2013/02/07/flood-defences-2013-14/" >Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said that new defences in Exeter, for example, would create more than 1,000 jobs and protect businesses employing 4,700 people. | |
| The government said the new schemes would "bring huge relief". | The government said the new schemes would "bring huge relief". |
| Defra said that it expected 165,000 homes to be better protected by 2015 - some 20,000 more than its previous target. | Defra said that it expected 165,000 homes to be better protected by 2015 - some 20,000 more than its previous target. |
| Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said £2.3bn was being invested by government up to 2015, with an additional £148m in partnership funding contributions from local councils, businesses and private investors. | |
| He said: "The 93 schemes given the green light today will bring huge relief to tens of thousands of homes and businesses that have lived with the fear of flood waters hitting their doors. | He said: "The 93 schemes given the green light today will bring huge relief to tens of thousands of homes and businesses that have lived with the fear of flood waters hitting their doors. |
| "They can get on with their daily lives and work knowing that there are well-built defences." | "They can get on with their daily lives and work knowing that there are well-built defences." |
| The new defences will include: | |
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