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BDA withdraws sites from errant society

Thursday, 19 December 2013 11:13 administrator
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The Times of India              19.12.2013

BDA withdraws sites from errant society

BANGALORE: Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) commissioner Sham Bhatt on Wednesday directed officials to withdraw eight sites allegedly availed by a housing society by fabricating documents. The action follows a TOI report on Tuesday.

The Aircraft Employees House Building Co-operative Society (AEHBCS) forged the signature of a BDA official besides affixing the agency seal without its permission in 2012, a recent RTI reply from the civic agency had revealed.

Bhatt said: "I've sent a note to the chief engineer directing him to withdraw the sites immediately. We'll also send a letter to the sub-registrar office stating that the BDA had not released those sites to the society and that all transactions carried out, thereby, will be null and void."

He added, "I've ordered an internal inquiry. If it confirms the signature was indeed forged, a police complaint will be lodged and legal action initiated against the society."

The BDA, in the RTI reply to a society member, had said: "Sites bearing numbers 90/B, 108/E, 1633, 1642/B, 1643/B, 1993, 2060 and 2224/A have not been released to the society. The office bearers of the said society might have fabricated the said documents for cheating."

AEHBCS president Devaraj said on Wednesday he has already written to BBMP seeking cancellation of khatas of these sites.

 

MMC allows exhibitions but ups fees; online system from December 23

Thursday, 19 December 2013 10:54 administrator
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The Times of India              19.12.2013

MMC allows exhibitions but ups fees; online system from December 23

MARGAO: At a special meeting held at the Margao municipal council (MMC) on Wednesday, councillors rejected the demand of the New Market Vendors Association to stop exhibitions-cum-sales organized in the city.

Instead, councillors decided to double the fees being paid by organizers of exhibitions from 25,000 to 50,000, and to double the fees for garbage collection from 5,000 to 10,000. An online payment facility was also decided upon. The system is expected to be operational by December 23.

The civic body further decided to appoint a committee to look at the area demarcated for parking during exhibitions and to also look at the prospect of commercial revenue from parking fees.

The New Market vendors had recently carried out a dharna objecting to the exhibitions on grounds that they eat into their profits. The vendors had also pointed out that they have to pay various fees for licences and permissions annually, while exhibition organizers do not take necessary permissions from authorities.

South Goa district collector N D Agrawal had made his stand clear on the row over banning exhibitions and sales when a delegation of Margao's New Market traders, led by president Vinod Shirodkar, MMC chairperson Dayanand Deulkar and chief officer Deepali Naik had called on him earlier this week.

"Whether sales and exhibitions are to be banned or not falls within the purview of the Margao municipality. The collector has no role to play in the matter. Our role is restricted to security and law and order," he had said. Based on this meeting with the collector, the MMC special meeting was convened.

After deciding on the exhibition issue, the issue of earning revenue for the municipality was raised.

The chief officer told the councillors that a private agency would be appointed to conduct a survey of all residential and commercial establishments that fall under the municipality's jurisdiction for recovery of tax arrears.

The councillors also deliberated on the need for additional staff per ward and it was decided to start the process of recruiting more staff. Sources said staff would be hired by February, in view of the pre-monsoon works that are usually carried out from that month onwards.

 

Nashik Municipal Corporation appoints private consultant for water works

Thursday, 19 December 2013 10:34 administrator
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Nashik Municipal Corporation appoints private consultant for water works

NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has appointed a private consulting firm for technical supervision of various water-related works worth Rs 100 crore in view of the forthcoming Kumbh mela.

The standing committee of the NMC on Wednesday approved the proposal of the civic administration to appoint Mumbai-based private firm N J S India Pvt Ltd for the purpose at a cost of Rs 96 lakh.

As per the Kumbh mela plan of the NMC, various water supplies works like construction of new water filtration plants, laying of water pipeline, construction of water tanks at various locations and other concerned works totally worth Rs 100 crore are to be carried out.

The NMC has no adequate technical staff for inspecting the designs of various water-related works, planning and supervision, preparation of work reports for submission to the state and central governments, preparation of design for distribution of water for sadhu camp at Tapovan, maintaining quality and completion of works before the commencement of Kumbh mela. Due to lack of adequate technical staff, the civic administration had recently floated a tender to appoint a consultant for technical supervision of Kumbh-related water works.

Ramesh Dhongade, chairman of the standing committee, said, "The approval is being given to appoint a private consultant as the NMC does not have adequate staff for Kumbh works."

The apex committee of the state government has approved a total Kumbh plan worth Rs 2,378.71 crore for the district, including Rs 1,052.61 crore for the civic body.

The NMC's Kumbh plan include Rs 82.7 crore for sadhugram, Rs 462.5 crore for roads, Rs 24 crore for construction of bridges, Rs 55 crore for temporary parking and toilets, Rs 96.23 crore for water supply management, Rs 29.25 crore for sewage treatment management, Rs 31.58 crore for medical services, Rs 20 crore for sanitary and health related services, Rs 27.35 crore for electricity management, Rs 24 crore for fire brigade and Rs 200 crore for land acquisition.

 
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