The Times of India             13.02.2014

SMC to dedicate projects worth Rs 321.15 crore to people

SURAT: Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will dedicate projects worth Rs 321.15 crore to the people including country's first tertiary treatment plant built at the cost of Rs 85.10 on February, 14, 2014.

It will also lay foundation stones for the infrastructure projects worth Rs 687.03 crore during chief minister Narendra Modi's half day visit to the city on Friday.

As this is perceived as last visit of chief minister to the city before model code of conduct comes in force for the Lok Sabha polls, SMC has decided to get inauguration and stone laying ceremony done on the same day.

The projects that will be dedicated to people include 10 km route of first phase of BRTS project costing Rs 121 crore between Udhna darwaja to Sachin, tirst Tertiary treatment plant of 40 MLD capacity built at the cost of Rs 85.10 crore, Sewerage treatment plant expansion from 100 to 150 MLD at the cost of Rs 72 crore, Marine aquarium built at the cost of Rs 18 crore, Sanjeev Kumar Auditorium of 11 seating capacity built at the cost of Rs 19.65 crore. It also includes a service exchange promotion center (SEPC), 3 primary schools, a reading center and shanty van and two vegetable markets all built at the cost of Rs 5.40 crore .

The stone laying ceremony will be performed for Rs 467.40 crore housing project for EWS and LIG under which 6,509 homes will be built, a 6.3 MW wind power station costing 48.98 crore to generate 152 lakh units of electricity on annual basis, and BRTS second work worth Rs 64.36 crore among other things.