The New Indian Express           08.11.2013

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has proposed to
improve  nine storm water drains (SWD) under the transitional phase of
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) at a cost of Rs
150 crore.

The GHMC has prepared a detailed project report (DPR)
for the nine SWDs in the corporation limits and submitted the same to
the Centre last month for approval.

The proposed nine SWDs include
– Durganagar crossroad to Pallecheruvu, Rajendranagar (`11.36 crore);
Qayam Nagar Dargah to ESI  via Chintalmet, Rajendranagar (`7.50 crore);
BHEL township to Ramchandrapuram Cheruvu, Serilingampally (`18.81
crore); IDL Cheruvu to Kukatpally Nala (Rs 8 crore); Maisamma Cheruvu to
Balanagar (Rs 18 crore); Nacharam Cheruvu to Peddamma Cheruvu in Kapra
(`4.50 crore); Chemical nala from Papaiah Yadav Nagar to IDPL in
Quthbullapur (`36 crore); Nallagandla Cheruvu to Patancheruvu municipal
limits (`25 crore) and Durgam Cheruvu to Malkam Chervu (`20.83 crore).

It
may be recalled that the ministry of urban development had approved
sanctioning of new projects up to March 31, 2014 as a transitional
phase. It has further extended the period of JNNURM for two more years
for completion of ongoing projects and reforms. JNNURM  completed its
normal tenure of seven years last year.

GHMC officials told
Express that under JNNURM, the Central government will provide 35 per
cent funds for a project while 50 per cent has to be borne by the
corporation and the balance 15 per cent by the state government. These
nalas were identified for improvement as a majority of them are free
from encroachments and do not have much hurdles for their
implementation.

The implementing agencies, mostly civic bodies
were given time till 2014 to complete the already sanctioned works.
Since there is sufficient time to take up phase II of JNNURM, the Union
ministry of urban development has decided to provide funds for various
cities under the transition phase, they said. They hoped that the
Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) would give nod to
the nine proposed SWD drains by this month end. Only after getting the
nod from the Centre, the GHMC would take up the proposed works.

Under
JNNURM Phase-1, GHMC has taken up nala improvements in different parts
of the twin cities and they are in different phases of completion.