The Hindu 30.03.2017
Clean, green city by 2030
Deputy Mayor Varghese Kandamkulathy presenting the Corporation Budget.
Rs. 100 crore for waste management in Thrissur Corporation Budget
The burning issue of waste management in the city topped the priority
list of the Thrissur Corporation Budget presented on Wednesday.
‘Poverty-free,
zero-waste, green and safe city by 2030’ was the slogan of the budget
presented by Deputy Mayor Varghese Kandamkulathy. Mayor Ajitha Jayarajan
presided over.
An amount of Rs. 100 crore was earmarked for waste management. Another Rs. 5 crore will be earmarked for making the city green.
Sports complex at Lalur
A
sports complex at Lalur, which was the waste dump of the city, has
found place in the budget. A decision in this regard had already been
taken after discussions with the government recently.
A touch
screen facility will be installed at the Corporation office to know the
progress of the applications and complaints. Birth and death
registrations will go online from May 1.
Paying of taxes will go online from October. A CCTV network will be installed at corporation offices.
While
drinking water projects got Rs. 45 crore, renovation of bus stands
received Rs. 66 crore. An amount of Rs. 10 crore is earmarked for
developing Sakthan Nagar and Rs. 50 lakh for IT-based industries.
Various
junctions, including Ikkanda Warrier, Aswani, Patturaikkal and
Chembukkavu, will be developed. Flyovers will be constructed at
Punkunnam, Peringavu, Ikkanda Warrier Junction, Fatima Nagar Junction,
and Aswani Junction.
Subways envisaged
Subways will
be constructed near Mission Hospital, Mother Hospital, Metro Hospital,
and Thekke Gopura Nada. Foot overbridges will be built at Sakthan bus
stand, North bus stand, St. Thomas College Road, and railway station
road.
A new road will be constructed from Puzhakkal Sobha City to Mannuthy NH 47 Junction.
The
overbridge at Divanji Corner will be completed in six months. There is a
project for new bund road from Vanchikulam to Chettupuzha Bridge.
M.G. Road and Sankarayyar Road will be widened and parking facilities will be improved.
Projects will be planned to attract tourists. There will be schemes for the development of marginalised communities.