The Times of India              03.09.2013

State committee okays Rs 654 cr for Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation JNNURM projects

VISAKHAPATNAM: Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) commissioner MV Satyanarayana said that the state steering committee (SSC) of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) had approved Rs 654.40 crore worth of projects proposed by the civic body. The SSC headed by chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy approved the project proposals at a meeting in Hyderabad on Monday, the GVMC chief, who attended the meet, told media persons here soon after flying in from Hyderabad. The proposed projects include a 24-hour water supply project in the north, west and central parts of the city at an estimated cost of Rs 326 crore, laying of a pipeline for the Raiwada water supply project at a cost of Rs 319 crore and another water supply project exclusively in Gajuwaka at a cost of Rs 9.40 crore. The projects will be forwarded to JNNURM central committee.