The Hindu 17.09.2010
VMC looks forward to Rs. 860-crore grant
Staff Reporter
The Corporation has prepared an annual development plan
The works are planned to be taken up over a span of five years
VIJAYAWADA: The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) has sent proposals worth Rs. 860.80 crore to the State government for taking up developmental works and urban services. The Government would release the amount from the Thirteenth Finance Commission's grants, according to Municipal Commissioner G. Ravi Babu.
The Commissioner made a presentation to stakeholders, including corporators, MLAs, MLCs and the MP, on the proposals sent for the release of grants, here on Thursday. He said that the VMC general body would have to approve the proposals for sanction of the grants.
The Corporation was planning to take up works such as developing municipal school buildings, town wide drain projects, integrated solid waste management in private public partnership, protection of canals and ponds, and development and protection of parks, urban forestry and open sites.
The Corporation prepared an annual development plan for the works related to six urban services specified by the Government. The plan would have to be approved by the seven-member committee headed by Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration.
The committee was likely to sanction Rs. 7.91 crore temporarily for the financial year 2010-11. Segregation unit at Nunna, vermi-compost plants, eco-friendly parks, development of bio-methanisation, green belts and e-learning schools were some of the proposals, Mr. Ravi Babu said, adding that the works were planned to be taken up over a span of five years.Mayor M.V. Ratna Bindu, MLC Ilapuram Venkaiah, Vijayawada Central MLA Malladi Vishnu, Deputy Mayor S. P. Gritton and others spoke.
