The Hindu 07.02.2014
GHMC on the move; road repairs to cost Rs.78 crore
The GHMC Standing Committee, which met here on Thursday
resolved to name the Kandikal Gate Road over Bridge (RoB) after Dr.
B.R.Ambedkar, Uppuguda Road under Bridge (RuB) after Babu Jagjeevan Ram
and the proposed flyover at Toli Chowki after former MIM chief Sultan
Salahuddin.
For improving road conditions in the
city, the committee gave nod for comprehensive road development works
estimated at Rs.78 crore.
The meeting chaired by
Mayor Mohammed Majid Hussain also approved a proposal to carry out a
survey of slums to collect details on population, self-help groups,
drinking water sources and availability of community halls. For
providing safe drinking water there, 80 reverse osmosis plants would be
taken up in the first phase.
It was agreed to
sanction 50 electric poles to each corporator and the officials were
asked to start the process pending approval of the general body. Each
ward would be also be allocated a vehicle for 10 days for lifting of
debris at a cost of Rs.1.20 crore.
Under
comprehensive road development project, approval was accorded for works
at different places apart from works related to road-widening, junction
improvements and strengthening and re-carpeting of some road stretches.
Payment
of structural compensation to owners for properties affected under the
road-widening at different places was cleared and approval was given for
development and beautification of Mir Alam Tank Ring Bund and Malaka
Cheruvu and developing a park at Kishanbagh.
The
committee approved the proposal on providing Group Personal Accident
Insurance Policy to outsourcing workers and the officials were also
asked to put up the proposals for sanction of new sanitation workers in
the next meeting.