The Times of India               13.05.2013

Corporation invites bids for 16.26-cr civic works

The last date for filing bids is May 29.

The tenders include around 31 civic works in various parts of the city, including the development of the Ramwadi nullah from Godavari river to Talenagar at a cost of Rs 4.64 crore, the laying of the main sewage line on the right bank of the Nasardi river from Gorakshnath bridge to Amrut Garden in Satpur division of NMC at Rs 3.52 crore and the works of underground drainages in various parts of prabhag no. 2 in Panchavati division at a cost of Rs 2.13 crore.

Other civic works include laying of the trunk sewage line on the bank of Godavari river from Anandvalli to Asaram Bapu Ashram in Satpur division of NMC at a cost of Rs 83.46 lakh and the main sewage line on the bank of Valdevi river at Vadnergaon in Nashik division of NMC at Rs. 63.94 lakh. Drainage works are to be undertaken for a housing project for slum dwellers and poor people at Nilgiri Bagh in survey no. 270 in Panchavati at a cost of Rs. 55.40 lakh. The housing project is being constructed under the central government's Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.

The nullah from Buddha Vihar to Panditnagar in prabhag no. 45 in Cidco division is to be widened and developed at a cost of Rs 47 lakh. A work of underground drainage is to be carried out at Rangrej farm and Sriramnagar in prabhag no. 54 in Nashik east division at Rs 34.36 lakh.

The bids also include construction of a new drainage line on the right bank of Nasardi river from Khutwadnagar nullah to ITI bridge in Cidco division at a cost of 32.97 lakh and annual maintenance and repair works of main sewage line adjacent to Nasardi river from Takaligaon to Mumbai Naka in Nashik east division, among other works.

The Pioneer               12.05.2013

5,000 properties to be verified by Gwalior Municipal Corporation

Verification of buildings constructed within municipal corporation limit from 2008 to 2013 would be made. It would be seen in verification whether building owner have got the nomination done and whether they are depositing the tax according to their property. Verification would cover nearly 5,000 properties.

The municipal corporation commissioner Vinod Sharma has issued orders that all the building inspectors and TC’S to know the position of verification of the buildings constructed with in city limit between 2008 to 2013. They should see that the building owner has got the nomination done. The municipal corporation receives 900 to 1,000 applications in a year for permission to construct the building. During five years the permission for construction of 5000 houses was given. The enquiry would be conducted of these properties. During the financial year, the financial position of the department in connection with property tax has not been satisfactory. The MCG received property tax less by `5 crores less of the target.