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GHMC outsources cremation to NGOs

Friday, 31 July 2009 07:11 administrator
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Deccan Chronicle - Hyderabad 31.07.2009

GHMC outsources cremation to NGOs

July 31st, 2009
By Our Correspondent

Hyderabad
July 30: The GHMC has outsourced the task of cremating unclaimed dead bodies. Private agencies will do the job and charge the civic body Rs 700 for cremating each body. On an average there would be 20 unclaimed bodies per week.

An NGO, Satya Harish Chandra Foundation, and a few private agencies will cremate the bodies that are handed over by the police from the mortuaries of Gandhi, Osmania, Niloufer, Chest and other government hospitals.

The bodies will be cremated at the Nallavagu Smashana Vatika in Chandrayangutta. The private agencies will have take prior permission from the GHMC assistant medical officer of health to cremate the bodies.

Earlier, the corporation used to cremate the unclaimed bodies at its electric crematoria at Bansilalpet, Secunderabad, and Amberpet. But both facilities are under repair for six months in a year, which results in the bodies piling up. Following this, the GHMC wrote to the government to allow it to outsource the task and got the approval on July 16.

The corporation has been sitting over a Rs 3-crore project to modernise the existing electric crematoria and construct new facilities at six places in the city. The corporation has not been able to execute the project for three years.

The GHMC engineer-in-chief, Mr Panduranga Rao, said contractors were not coming forward to execute the project as it needs high technical expertise.

According to the the latest rules, the electric crematoria machinery should be as per international standards and eco-friendly.

 

Bangalore to have smaller, compact wards; bill passed

Wednesday, 29 July 2009 12:54 administrator
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Deccan Herald 29.07.2009

Bangalore to have smaller, compact wards; bill passed

Bangalore, PTI:

Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed an amendment bill facilitating constitution of smaller and compact wards with an average population of 30,000 in city corporation--Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) area to have smooth administration.
 


The Karnataka Municipal Corporations (Amendment) Bill, 2009, enables enhancement of maximum number of wards for a corporation to 200.

It provides for nomination of members equal to ten per cent of the total number of members in the council, instead of ten members, from among the city residents to BBMP, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister S Suresh Kumar said.

The House passed the Karnataka Municipalities and Certain Other Law (Amendment) Bill, 2009, to facilitate the State Election Commission to use electronic voting machines in the elections to the urban local bodies.

Suresh Kumar said the EVMs would be manufactured by the Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL),adding,the Legislative measure would entail an approximate expenditure of Rs 11 crore.

The Karnataka Stamp (Second Amendment) Bill, 2009 facilitating reduction of the stamp duty on sale transactions of all kinds of immovable properties including agricultural land from 7.5 per cent to six per cent, was passed by the Assembly.

Another bill that received the nod in the Legislature is the Karnataka Essential Services Maintenance Bill, 2009, which prohibits refusal to work in certain essential services connected with production, generation, storage, transmission, supply or distribution of water or electricity, and transport service for the carriage of passengers or goods.

 

Sikkim Municipalities (Amendment) Bill

Wednesday, 29 July 2009 12:30 administrator
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The Business Line 29.07.2009

Sikkim Municipalities (Amendment) Bill

Gangtok, July 28

The Sikkim Municipalities (Amendment) Bill was passed here on Tuesday in the second day of the Budget session of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly. The Bill was introduced on Monday by the State Urban Development Minister, Mr D.B. Thapa.

The Bill had been framed in view of the State Government's decision to provide individual reservations to tribal communities of Bhutias, Lepchas, Limboos and Tamangs in the urban local bodies of Sikkim.

It may be recalled that the State Cabinet on June 10 had approved 22 per cent reservation to the Bhutia-Lepcha communities in both Panchayat and urban bodies. The Cabinet had also approved 14 per cent reservation to tribal communities of Limboos and Tamangs in both Panchayat and urban bodies.

The Sikkim Appropriation Bill, which was introduced on Tuesday by the Sikkim Chief Minister, Mr Pawan Chamling was passed by the House. Mr Chamling also introduced Sikkim Online Gaming (Regulation) Amendment Bill in the House today. - Sarikah Atreya

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