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Malad water tunnel ready, 10 days more for supply

Tuesday, 18 May 2010 11:33 administrator
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Indian Express   18.05.2010

Malad water tunnel ready, 10 days more for supply

Sharvari Patwa Tags : water Posted: Tue May 18 2010, 05:19 hrs

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Repair work on the tunnel started on May 2.
Mumbai:  Three months after the Malad water tunnel was damaged, the repair work was finally over on Monday. Restoration of water supply through the tunnel would take 10 more days, as some more operations, mainly clearing of the equipment used for the repair work, have to be carried out.

“Some reverse operations have to be done,” said a senior official associated with the repairs. The equipment, air ventilation system and lights have to be removed and the tunnel has to be cleared, the official said.

“We had attached 60 lights in the tunnel as it was very dark inside,” said the official. “Also oxygen pipes and the ventilation duct fixed to undertake the repair work has to be removed.”

There were also some steps that had been constructed under the trolley used for getting into the tunnel which have to be removed, he added.

Besides, the tunnel has to be charged before water supply can be restored. About 21 million litres of water was pumped out to carry out the repairs. This has to be released into the tunnel again. The charging has to be done gradually or else sudden increase in pressure may cause damage to the tunnel, the official said.

Finally, water supply system will have to be shifted from the old system through the Borivali reservoir to the Malad tunnel , which will take around two days.

The tunnel was breached in February when some residents illegally dug a borewell above it. Repairs began on May 2 and specialists from Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), appointed by the civic body for the work, made arrangements to send engineers into the tunnel to plug the damaged point.  The civic body had detected the 6-inch-wide, 2-metre-long puncture 74 metres below the ground.

This was a first-of-its-kind repair done anywhere in India, the officials said. The tunnel, from Bhandup Complex to Liberty Garden, supplies water to Malad, Goregaon, Kandivli and Jogeshwari that are now facing water cuts.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 May 2010 11:37
 

Rs. 1.7 crore collected as property tax

Friday, 16 April 2010 05:29 administrator
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The Hindu 16.04.2010

Rs. 1.7 crore collected as property tax

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Rs. 4.55 crore tax is due to Oulgaret Municipality for 2009-10

 

A sum of Rs. 55 lakh has been collected as vacant land tax for 2009-10

Ward-wise property tax collection camps planned for 2010-11

PUDUCHERRY: Oulgaret Municipality has collected Rs. 1.7 crore as property tax against a total due of Rs. 4.55 crore for the financial year of 2009-10.

As of April 2010, a sum of Rs. 4.01 crore is due to the municipality as property tax, which includes arrears and current demand .

Property tax collection drives held recently at Venkata Nagar, Pakkamudayanpet, Lawspet and Alankuppam yielded a total of Rs. 10 lakh, an official of the Oulgaret Municipality said.

Apart from property tax, a sum of Rs. 55 lakh has been collected as vacant land tax for 2009-10 against Rs. 34.75 lakh collected the previous year.

A target of Rs. 1 crore was set for March 2010, including property tax, entertainment tax, licence fee, arrears, etc. The municipality collected Rs. 87 lakh, the official said.

“For 2010-11, we propose to hold ward-wise property tax collection camps early in the year. This will create awareness among taxpayers. If we start conducting these camps by June, more areas can be covered. Only four areas were covered this year,” the official said.

As regards vacant land tax, the official said that there was a problem in collection because lands often changed hands, and it was difficult to track the owners. Media channels could be used to make an appeal to them. There is also a proposal to publish in newspapers a list of defaulting cable operators, who have not paid entertainment tax yet, the official said.

Last Updated on Friday, 16 April 2010 05:31
 

VMC to take final call on construction of sports complexes

Wednesday, 07 April 2010 11:39 administrator
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Indian Express 07.04.2010

VMC to take final call on construction of sports complexes

Express News Service Tags : sports, construction of sports complexes Posted: Wednesday, Apr 07, 2010 at 0330 hrs

Vadodara: The dream project of constructing two stadiums (indoor and outdoor) for city’s sports fraternity has taken a firm shape now as the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) is planning to take up the issue in the coming standing committee meeting on Thursday.

Sources said officials may finalise the construction company which will take up the project. The proposal for the same has been moved on Monday in which companies have been shortlisted and the final decision will be taken on Thursday.

While the indoor stadium will be constructed under Town Planning Scheme number 11 (final plot 358), the outdoor stadium will be taking shape in Town Planning Scheme number 19 (final plot 353) in Manjalpur.

The lowest bid for the Indoor Sports complex has come from M V Omni Project (India) Ltd.

The company has quoted Rs 34,16,54,986, which is 7.98 per cent above the estimated cost of the project.

Similarly, P C Snehal Construction Company has quoted Rs 24,78,40,286 to construct the outdoor sports complex in Manjalpur, which is 11.92 per cent above the estimated cost.

The indoor stadium will have facilities like basket ball court, swimming pool, gymnasium, Astroturf, while the outdoor sports complex will have facilities for the games like shooting, athletics Astroturf, tennis court, rifle club, hockey, football, kho-kho.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 07 April 2010 11:42
 
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