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Mandya City Municipal Council to get a new administrative building

Tuesday, 26 August 2014 05:44 administrator

The Hindu 26.08.2014

Mandya City Municipal Council to get a new administrative building

Foundation stone laying ceremony for proposed building slated for November 1

The general public will no longer have to jostle in the cramped Mandya City Municipal Council (CMC) office here as the authority has decided to construct a full-fledged building, with all modern amenities, on a sprawling site at a cost of Rs. 5 crore.

The CMC, which has 35 wards, has been functioning in a decades-old building off Bangalore-Mysore highway here. Dearth of space and parking lot in the existing building is causing inconvenience to tax payers.

As Hassan has been developing rapidly, the municipal council has realised the need to construct a new building for it, adjacent to the existing one.

Council hall

Foundation stone laying ceremony for the proposed building is likely to be held on November 1 and the CMC is busy preparing a detailed project report (DPR) to be submitted to the Department of Municipal Administration.

Discussion held

The CMC had already discussed with the officials concerned at the Department of Municipal Administration about constructing a new building at a cost of Rs. 5 crore, N.M. Shashikumar, Commissioner of Mandya CMC, here on Sunday.

He said that a new building for CMC had become a necessity as Mandya was one of the fast developing towns.

“The civic authority needs a bigger building to cope with the increase in workforce and administration,” Mr. Shashikumar said.

Council hall

The new building will have a cellar for parking of vehicles. The first floor will have offices of the president, vide-president, Commissioner, standing committee presidents, officers of municipal engineers, town planning, administrative officials, computer section and a few other divisions.

Shifting

The second floor will have a modern council hall with a capacity of 100-150 seats for councillors, press box and officers’ gallery, Mr. Shashikumar said.

All offices of the CMC would be shifted to the new complex once the construction was completed. However, the construction would take 18-24 months. Later, the municipal council would demolish the existing building for constructing the new one.

Work on the construction of the new building would be taken up immediately after the receipt of CMC gets the funds. The proposed CMC building would have modern amenities and fire-fighting equipment, an officer at the Department of Public Works, Ports, Inland and Water Transport (PWD), told The Hindu.

The CMC officials would collect opinions/suggestions from the PWD, Department of Fire and Emergency Services and other departments before completing the DPR.

Civic body plans to build five one-stop points at Rs. 5.19 cr.

Tuesday, 19 August 2014 11:12 administrator

The Hindu 19.08.2014

Civic body plans to build five one-stop points at Rs. 5.19 cr.

Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will construct five multi-storey buildings in five Assembly constituencies in the city.

These buildings, to come up in Shivajinagar, Vijayanagar, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Chickpet and Gandhinagar are designed to serve as one-stop points for all works related to the civic body in the area.

To house important departments

Each building will house offices of all important BBMP departments, such as Revenue, Health and Engineering. They will also house offices of all the jurisdictional BBMP councillors and the MLAs. The five buildings are to be built at a cost of Rs. 5.19 crore.

A.H. Basavaraju, chairperson of the ward-wise Public Works Standing Committee, said the committee recently approved various projects, including provision of public toilets, renovation of public schools, provision of streetlights in Mandur, at a total cost of Rs. 22.31 crore..

NMC starts Kumbh work worth Rs 530cr

Wednesday, 19 March 2014 07:10 administrator

The Times of India 19.03.2014

NMC starts Kumbh work worth Rs 530cr

NASHIK: With less than 15 months left for the Kumbh Mela to commence in 2015, the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has taken up work worth Rs 529.55 crore related to the religious gala.

Various other Kumbh-related works worth Rs. 151.37 crore are in the tender process, to be completed after the Lok Sabha elections are over.

"Of the civic body's Rs 1,052.61-crore Kumbh plan, works worth Rs 680.92 crore are already in progress. Work orders for 29 Kumbh projects worth Rs 529.55 crore have been issued to concerned contractors, who have commenced these. These 29 projects include work of 17 roads amounting to Rs 432.49 crore, three works of bridges over the Godavari river amounting to Rs 16.97 crore, five works of water supply worth Rs 65.01 crore and four works of sewage treatment management amounting to Rs 15.08 crore," an NMC official told TOI on Tuesday.

"Apart from the Rs. 529.55-crore Kumbh works already under execution, 15 works worth Rs 151.37 crore are in the tender process, now to be completed after the end of the Code of Conduct due to the Lok Sabha elections. These include four works of the Sadhugram worth Rs 78.70 crore, two work of roads amounting to Rs 19.61 crore, a construction of a bridge at a cost of Rs 5.99 crore, two works of toilets and parking spaces amounting to Rs 20.08 crore, four works of water supply worth Rs 24.41 crore, one work from the medical department worth Rs 1.5 crore and one work from the electricity department amounting to Rs 1.08 crore," the civic official said.

The apex committee of the state government, led by the chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, had approved the Kumbh plan of Rs 2,378.71 crore for the district, including Rs 1,052.61 crore for the municipal corporation, in October 2013. So far, the NMC has received funds to the tune of Rs 218.17 crore from the Maharashtra government for the Kumbh Mela.

As per the NMC's Kumb plan, there are a total of 96 Kumbh-related works to be taken up by various departments of the civic body. The NMC's Rs 1,052.61-crore Kumbh plan includes Rs 82.7 crore (four works) for Sadhugram, Rs 462.5 crore (21 works) for roads, Rs 24 crore (four works) for construction of bridges, Rs 55 crore (four works) for temporary parking and toilets, Rs 96.23 crore (16 works) for water supply management, Rs 29.25 crore (six works) for sewage treatment management, Rs 31.58 crore (seven works) for medical services, Rs 20 crore (three works) for sanitary and health related services, Rs 27.35 crore (nine works) for electricity management, Rs 24 crore (22 works) for the fire brigade and Rs 200 crore for land acquisition.

In the backdrop of these plans, activists and citizens drew attention to the city's green cover being threatened and the abysmal pollution of the Godavari river. "The Kumbh is held in Nashik only because of the holy river Godavari. Today, the river is polluted and water of the river is not fit for drinking. Following the Bombay High Court's directives, the NMC administration has even put up boards on riverbank stating that the river's water is not fit for consumption. Instead of doing up roads and spending a fortune on beautification work, the NMC should focus on making the river pollution-free," said Rajesh Pandit of the Godavari Gatarikaran Virodhi Manch.

Citizens like Gorakh Pagar spoke of indiscriminate tree-felling in the city to make way for "infrastructure development". "Protecting the environment is a priority, even while undertaking such infrastructural work. Tree plantation, garden development and water park projects are a necessity today.

The NMC is spending crores of rupees for the Kumbh on various infrastructural and other works. With Nashik's growing population, the civic administration should chalk out a long-term plan, instead of only focusing on events like the Kumbh," Pagar said.

GHMC plans new sports complex at KPHB Colony

Friday, 28 February 2014 06:27 administrator

The Hindu 28.02.2014

GHMC plans new sports complex at KPHB Colony

Mayor Mohd. Majid Hussain chaired the GHMC’s Standing Committee meeting on Wednesday where it was decided to approach the government to get an order issued at the earliest for waiving penal interest on pending property tax dues.

Commissioner Somesh Kumar told the panel that Rs.1,000 crore in accumulated arrears were to be collected from one lakh assesses.

Proposals for the development of roads No.4 and 14 in Banjara Hills as well as roads No.1 and 4 in Jubilee Hills, at a cost of Rs.7.5 crore, were put forward.

A new sports complex is to come up on a 6.17-acre site at KPHB Colony with a cricket ground, volleyball court, basketball court and a security room at a cost of Rs.5 crore in the first phase. A model road would be developed from Chilkalguda junction to OU-Tarnaka main road at a cost of Rs.3.5 crore, with another Rs.5.8 crore being spent on the road from Sitaphalmandi flyover to Jamai Osmania Railway Station.

Training for youth

GHMC will organise a driver-cum-owner programme for unemployed youth between 21 and 35 years of age. White card holders with a valid driving licence and with a minimum experience of three years and badge number can apply. Applicants should foot 15 per cent of the project cost. For details, call 040-2-11-11-111.

GHMC office to turn swanky

Tuesday, 18 February 2014 06:10 administrator

The Hindu 18.02.2014

GHMC office to turn swanky

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) head office will soon acquire a swanky corporate look complete with reception areas and meeting halls for visitors.

A brand new seven-storied complex is being proposed to be built adjacent to the existing building. It is likely to cost Rs. 11 crore. Both the structures will be connected with ramps. Somesh Kumar, who took over as Commissioner a few months ago, has drawn up an ambitious plan to add around 77,000 sft space to the existing office building complex.

This move is set to address haphazard vehicle parking in the head office. More than 11,000 sft will be set apart for the purpose. “The entire ground floor of the present building will be earmarked for parking. A floor in the new structure will be given to provide ample space for vehicles,” said Mr. Somesh Kumar.

The GHMC Standing Committee has approved the proposal, which has been forwarded to the government. Pending government approval, building designs and other issues are being sorted out. It has been decided to go for pre-fabricated construction technology so as to complete the work at the earliest. “This is a public office and a long-drawn construction work will cause inconvenience to all,” an official pointed out. The new office complex would match the contemporary corporate outlook with a public interface space on each floor. “A citizen visiting our office should get a warm and welcoming feel ,” he added.

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