The Hindu 26.02.2013
Two GVMC projects under central panel consideration
One of the conditions is that the corporation should install Supervisory Monitoring and Data Acquisition.
Two projects of the GVMC are being considered by the
Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee of Jawaharlal Nehru Urban
Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for sanction.
The two projects are, in fact, picked up by the CSMC itself for financing from the spill-over funds of the mission.
One
of them is 24X7 water supply to the northwest part of the city,
covering a population of 3.5 lakh in wards to 31 to 44. A presentation
was made on the projects by Municipal Commissioner M.V. Satyanarayana
recently at New Delhi. One of the conditions is that the corporation
should install Supervisory Monitoring and Data Acquisition (SCADA) so
that the benefits from the supply would justify the cost of the project,
Rs.290 crore. The Hyderabad Metro Water and Sewerage Board and GVMC are
in a position to take up projects among the mission cities in the
State, according to Mr. Satyanarayana. From the Rs.13,000 crore of the
spill-over funds, the State got Rs.1,300 crore.
The
other project is a cycling project that would promote use of bicycles on
12 tracks, identified for the purpose, covering 25 km. GVMC has already
submitted a detailed project report (DPR) for it. Of the cost of the
Rs.10 crore project, Rs.5 crore will go towards development of
infrastructure and an equal amount for bicycles.
Mr. Satyanarayana told
The Hindu
that the CSMC was keen on promoting projects with viability gap funding.
Under it, 40 per cent will be a grant and the remaining 60 per cent has
to be met by public-private-participation. Modern abattoir and LED
lighting for the city are also being considered under it. GVMC has also
submitted another project report in 2007 for solid waste management with
viability gap funding with a cost of Rs.102 crore. The revised cost
stands at Rs.180 crore. “But the one we are really keen on taking up is
laying a pipeline for water supply from Raiwada to the city,” says Mr.
Satyanarayana. Presently, the open canal brings only 17 mgd of the 27
mgd released at the reservoir 56 km away. Laying the pipeline at a cost
of Rs.290 crore would save 10 mgd of water daily. Another advantage is
that GVMC hopes to recover the money in two years. But the main
constraint for the corporation is footing 30 per cent of the cost
towards its share. As it is, the corporation is paying Rs.6 crore
towards interest and principal of the Rs.290 crore borrowings it has so
far made to foot the 30 per cent cost for the projects it launched under
the urban mission.