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GVMC seeks efficient water management plan

Wednesday, 03 April 2013 06:16 administrator
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The Hindu                    03.04.2013

GVMC seeks efficient water management plan

A stringent audit on water supply and energy use, and a comprehensive plan on the present supply, deficit and additional requirement projected for future use are essential for an efficient water management system for the city, Municipal Commissioner M.V. Satyanarayana said.

He was speaking at a workshop on integrated water supply organised by TERI at GVMC on Tuesday.

Besides, augmenting supply by replacing old pipelines, de-silting of reservoirs and water conservation were essential, he said. With the present expenditure on supply working out to be more than revenue, a comprehensive plan keeping in view the needs for the next two decades and funding were key to meeting the water requirements, he felt. CDIA South Asia Co-ordinator Paul Schuttenbelt said attention would be paid on new technical know-how and desalination. Senior Programme Manager B. Elangovan underlining the growing importance of the city said future needs would be taken into account while preparing plans.

Associate Director (Water Resources) of TERI Anshuman made a presentation on the expenditure, revenue and loopholes collated on the basis of information and statistics provided by GVMC officials.

Trishita Ray Burman gave details of financial requirement and estimates. Vivekanand Honnungar gave details of the schemes proposed.

Additional Commissioners K. Ramesh (General), B. Nagendra Kumar (Projects) and P. Purnachandra Rao (Finance), Chief Engineer B. Jayarami Reddy, Superintendent Engineers V. Chandraiah and Suryajyothi participated.

 

All BPS applications processed: HMDA

Wednesday, 03 April 2013 05:55 administrator
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The Hindu                    03.04.2013

All BPS applications processed: HMDA

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All the applications received under Building Penalisation Scheme (BPS) have been processed and required intimation sent to the applicants, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) said here on Tuesday.

Releasing a zone wise status report here, the HMDA said intimation letters pertaining to permissions issued, rejected cases, development charges and additional information called for, were sent by post by the zonal officers concerned. The applicants were also asked to desist from approaching anybody in this regard and those who do not receive a communication could visit Shankarpally and Shamshabad zonal office on April 17 and Ghatkesar and Medchal zonal office on April 18.

 

75% public fountains in Pimpri-Chinchwad defunct

Tuesday, 02 April 2013 12:05 administrator
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The Times of India                  02.04.2013

75% public fountains in Pimpri-Chinchwad defunct

PUNE: Around 75% of the fountains constructed by the PimpriChinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) over the last few years for beautification of chowks and gardens are non-functional.

Raju Savale, vice-president of the environment cell of the Pimpri Chinchwad unit of MNS said, "The civic body constructed fountains in the gardens, main chowks and other important places in the city. But the MNS found many of these fountains to be defunct during inspections in 2010 and 2013. So we sought details from the PCMC under the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005. We had queries about the total number of fountains created by the civic body in the municipal limits, the expenditure incurred on it, the work order given, the final amount paid for it, number of operational and non-operational fountains, amount spent on repairs and total expenditure made on them till date."

Savale added, "The civic body gave information that there are 35 fountains in the city as of March 26, 2013. Of these, 10 are operational and 25 are non-operational. The operational fountains are not fully operational. The civic body has spent Rs 74.85 lakh on construction of these fountains and Rs 16.40 lakh on their repairs till date. As a result, it has spent a total of Rs 91.25 lakh on these fountains."

MNS has submitted a letter to the municipal commissioner, Shrikar Pardeshi, demanding that the contractors who were supposed to repair and maintain the fountains be blacklisted. The civic flying squads should prepare a report about the working of fountains and take action against concerned officials, the memorandum said. When contacted, Pardeshi said he will look into the issue.
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