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Bhopal Mayor reviews status of construction projects

Tuesday, 21 September 2010 07:25 administrator
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The Pioneer  21.09.2010

Bhopal Mayor reviews status of construction projects

Staff Reporter | Bhopal

Bhopal Mayor Krishna Gaur inspected on Monday the under-construction reservoir for collecting the Narmada water in Bhopal and work for the BRTS route from Ahmedpur to Misrod with Bhopal Municipal Corporation Commissioner Manish Singh.

Gaur and Singh reached the under-construction 2,920 kilolitre-capacity reservoir and pumphouse at Ahmedpur and reviewed the progress of the ongoing construction.

They asked officials about the difficulties being faced by them and viewed the various maps of the project. Gaur instructed them to strive for the speedy completion of the work.

This pumphouse would get 45 MLD water from the Khatlapura water purification plant, of which 140 MLD water would be pumped to the Vidhan Sabha sump tank. Modern computerised monitoring system would also be installed at this pumphouse to monitor the complete process of bringing water from Narmada to Bhopal.

Gaur also inspected the ongoing work of the BRTS corridor from Ahmedpur to Misrod and directed the officials to complete it within the stipulated timeframe.

She said the work should adhere to quality standards and warned that erring contractors would be penalised. Notably, work for the `237.76 crore BRTS corridor from Bairagarh to Misrod is being carried out under the JNNURM project.

Meanwhile, continuing its drive against encroachments obstructing the BRTS route, the BM C on Monday removed the boundary wall of the Arabian Garden at busy Polytechnic Square, as it was causing problems in widening of the BRTS route and Gandhi Bhawan road.

The BMC also removed other encroachments obstructing the work at Polytechnic Square and in market areas.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 September 2010 07:26
 

Water Board slaps notices on defaulters

Monday, 20 September 2010 10:57 administrator
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The Times of India            20.09.2010

Water Board slaps notices on defaulters

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board's (HMWS&SB) move to deploy `Disconnection Gangs' is having its desired effect. Long-standing defaulters are queing up to clear their arrears.

Buoyed with the success, the Water Board has started slapping fresh notices on nearly 1.50 lakh defaulters hoping to earn Rs six crore revenue. "The Water Board short-listed defaulters who owe Rs 5,000 and above. All these defaulters have not paid dues for the past six months. We started issuing notices since Saturday. The defaulter has to clear dues within 15 days from the date of notice or else the disconnection gangs will disconnect water and sewerage connections without intimation," HMWS&SB executive director K Ashok Reddy told TOI.

The Water Board officials reviewed two months' data on increasing revenue. "We received good response from defaulters when we slapped notices. They came forward and cleared the dues. The disconnection gangs are proving to be a major deterrent," he claimed. Once, the gang disconnects the connections, general managers of operation and maintenance (O&M) divisions would follow up on defaulters.

Meanwhile, HMWS&SB managing director M Jagadeeswar on Saturday issued charge memos to 27 managers (engineering) for lack of supervision over the performance of certain meter readers on revenue billing and collection during August.

"Negligence on the part of the managers in taking disciplinary action against those meter readers, who have not achieved 50 per cent of paid CANs (Customer Account Numbers) and at the same time have not billed at least to the extent of 90 per cent, has resulted in dislocation of revenue collection system causing serious financial loss to the Board, which is already facing severe financial crisis," he said in an official release.

 

27 Water Board officials served showcause notice

Monday, 20 September 2010 10:35 administrator
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The New Indian Express  20.09.2010

27 Water Board officials served showcause notice

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has issued showcause notices to 27 managers (Engg) for lack of supervision of certain meter readers on revenue billing and collection during August 2010.

The memos were issued because of negligence on part of the managers in taking disciplinary action against meter readers who have not visited at least 50 percent of the paid CANs and not billed at least to 90 percent. This resulted in dislocation of the revenue collection system, causing serious financial loss to the Water Board, according to the authorities.  

The managers have been directed to submit their explanation within three days as to why their three increments should not be stopped for lack of supervision and negligence in discharge of duties.

The managers are P Manikyam (Adarshnagar), K Srinivas (Alkapuri), Indrasheela Rani (Asmangadh), Syed Minhaj Ali (Yakutpura), M Madhavi (Chanakyapuri), Ch Somaiah (Miasaram), S Shiva Shankar (Bahadurpura), P Vidya Sagar (Chintal), D Srinivas Reddy (Uppal), D Srinivas Reddy (Ramanthapur), K Ravinder (Madhapur), MA Qadeer (Moghalpura), Nageshwar Rao (Chandulal Baradari), Mir Mustafa Ali (Radhika Nagar), P J Srinarayana (Jubilee Hills), Nirmala (Vaishalinagar), Jeevan Singh (LB Nagar), N Subba Rayudu (KPHB), D Srinivas Reddy (Habsiguda), A Chitti Babu (Fatehnagar), V Deepa (Control Room), M Easwaraiah (Dilsukhnagar), P Govind Goud (Saroornagar), C Ashok (Thattikhana), G Venkatesham (Nallagutta), D Srilakshmi (Moosarambagh) and N Balkishan Rao (Sahebnagar).

Last Updated on Monday, 20 September 2010 10:38
 
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