The Times of India 14.03.2013
Corporation budget passed amidst protests
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ignoring vociferous protests from the UDFcouncillors,
the corporation budget for the financial year 2013-14 was passed at the
council meeting here on Wednesday. The session began on a tense note as
the UDFcouncillors demanded action against mayor's PA who according to them took photographs of the scuffle between the councillors on Tuesday.
Mayor K Chandrika asked the councillors to maintain the decorum but when they continued with the protests she declared the budget was passed. The UDF councillors then converged in front of the corporation and burnt the copies of the budget.
Later in a news conference, mayor announced fresh proposals will be added to the budget that was presented on Thursday. This included an open declaration that the corporation would extend all the assistance for the modern waste-treatment plants coming up at five sites in the city and certain schemes in tourism and drinking water distribution.
A special water storage scheme will be launched at the abandoned quarry at Chengottukonam by which the water will be purified through solar-filters and later distributed to the city-residents.
Two medical shops titled Nagarasabha medicals will be opened to sell medicines at reasonable rates. Mini Ananthapuri cafe at Putharikandam, mobile cafe outlets, community kitchen, a library for the blind, senior citizen centre and a de-addiction centre at Vazhayila are some of the new proposals that have been added in the budget.
Mayor Chandrika said that she has not taken a final decision regarding the letter from LDF and UDF demanding suspension of a few councillors in connection with the altercation that happened on Tuesday.
Mayor K Chandrika asked the councillors to maintain the decorum but when they continued with the protests she declared the budget was passed. The UDF councillors then converged in front of the corporation and burnt the copies of the budget.
Later in a news conference, mayor announced fresh proposals will be added to the budget that was presented on Thursday. This included an open declaration that the corporation would extend all the assistance for the modern waste-treatment plants coming up at five sites in the city and certain schemes in tourism and drinking water distribution.
A special water storage scheme will be launched at the abandoned quarry at Chengottukonam by which the water will be purified through solar-filters and later distributed to the city-residents.
Two medical shops titled Nagarasabha medicals will be opened to sell medicines at reasonable rates. Mini Ananthapuri cafe at Putharikandam, mobile cafe outlets, community kitchen, a library for the blind, senior citizen centre and a de-addiction centre at Vazhayila are some of the new proposals that have been added in the budget.
Mayor Chandrika said that she has not taken a final decision regarding the letter from LDF and UDF demanding suspension of a few councillors in connection with the altercation that happened on Tuesday.
