Source : The Hindu Date : 08.07.2009
Guntur Mayor, MP meet Union Minister
Special Correspondent
| Urge Jaipal Reddy to sanction funds for various projects |
Camaraderie: Guntur Mayor Rayapati Mohan Saikrishna and Guntur MP Rayapati Sambasiva Rao meet Union Minister for Urban Development S. Jaipal Reddy in New Delhi on Tuesday.
GUNTUR: Mayor Rayapati Mohan Sai Krishna and Guntur MP Rayapati Sambasiva Rao met Union Minister for Urban Development S. Jaipal Reedy in New Delhi on Tuesday to convince him to sanction funds for several projects for development of the city under urban infrastructure development (UIDSSMT) scheme.
The MP requested the Union Minister to sanction Rs.147 crores drinking water project under the development project as there was severe scarcity of water, and added that not even a single rupee was spent in the city under this project so far. The project would entail laying of a second pipeline from Mangalagiri to Thakellapadu filtration plant, renovating the filtration plants at Thakellapadu and Snagam Jagarlamudi and laying new distribution lines in fringe colonies and repairing the existing ones to reduce water losses.
Underground project
The second project in waiting for a long time was the underground drainage project, which was designed at an estimated cost of Rs.395 crores.
The Mayor and the MP asked the government to sanction another project that would take care of storm water drainage to reduce inundation during rainy season.
They also met Joint Secretary in the Ministry P.K. Mohanty and sought a favourable decision so that city could be developed to some extent as far as basic amenities were concerned.