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20% of 1,367 cleared projects unnecessary?

Tuesday, 17 December 2013 11:25 administrator
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Deccan Chronicle            17.12.2013

20% of 1,367 cleared projects unnecessary?

Bangalore: BBMP Commissioner M. Lakshminarayan on Mon­day cautioned palike engineers not to take up unnecessary projects that would burden the BBMP.

He issued work orders for 1,367 ward-level projects, approved through single-window system on Monday. “The BBMP is in a financial crisis. Corporators must ref­rain from pushing unwanted projects and must bec­ome role models.”

But BBMP sources said at least 20% of the projects are redundant. “Works like replacing cobblestones on footpaths, asphalting of good roads and developing hi-tech playgrounds are unnecessary,” they said.

Mayor Katte Satyanar­ayan said an IT-BT summit would be held soon to invite investors to adopt BBMP properties. 

9 telecoms to give details of OFCs

Nine telecom firms on Monday agreed to provide details of their optical fibre cable network in the city. Yediyur corporator N.R. Ramesh said letters from the firms have been accepted and the process would earn revenue for the BBMP. 

‘Stop blame game on man’s death’

Following the death of a motorist who fell into a ditch at Bahadur Hayav­adan Rao Road on Sunday, Satyan­arayana directed BBMP and BWSSB engineers not to blame each other. He directed BWSSB engineers to inform BBMP engineers on the works and provide safety measures.

 

6,000 cellphone towers in Hyderabad found to be illegal

Tuesday, 17 December 2013 11:16 administrator
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Deccan Chronicle            17.12.2013

6,000 cellphone towers in Hyderabad found to be illegal

Hyderabad: Around 6,000 cellphone towers installed in the GHMC area have been declared illegal. The HC had made it mandatory for all cellphone companies to seek the permission of civic authorities before putting up towers and to pay property tax.

The GHMC on December 12 disconnected power supply to 245 unauthorised cellphone towers. However D. Ronald Rose, additional commissioner (Planning, GHMC), on Monday said that GHMC had restored 245 disconnected electricity connections with a direction to pay the installation charges to GHMC by December 18. The GHMC has issued notices to all operators to get the towers approved within three working days.

“Apart from enforcing guidelines, a fee of RS 1 lakh would be collected from cell operators for each tower. Only then will they be regularised,” said D. Ronald Rose.

There are around 7,500 cell towers in the city. While some operators had taken permission from GHMC before installing these towers, some had not. In many cases, those who notified the GHMC, submitted only the structural stability certificate, but did not pay the fees.

As per new norms, the cell phone operators have to submit location plan, site plan, elevation plan, structural stability certificates from IITs, NITs, and other engineering colleges approved by the AICTE or structural engineers of government departments.

They must also submit building sanction copy, ownership documents of the building, lease agreements, height of the towers, NoCs from the fire department, the Airports Authority and building owners.

Towers will not be allowed in parks, play grounds, and full tank levels (FTL) of water bodies. Similarly, no cell tower would be allowed within 100 metres of schools. and hospitals. heritage and religious buildings and boundary of rivers outside the corporation, municipality and nagar panchayats.
 

Work on key infra projects to begin soon

Tuesday, 17 December 2013 11:13 administrator
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Deccan Herald            17.12.2013

Work on key infra projects to begin soon

The work on two important infrastructure projects—eight-lane corridor at Okalipuram and a grade separator near Devegowda Petrol Bunk will commence soon.

Senior officials of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) said that work on Okalipuram eight-lane corridor would start within a month while the grade separator near Devegowda Petrol Bunk may start in a week's time.

The Rs 110-crore Okalipuram project was delayed due to land acquisition and as a result the cost has shot up by another Rs 70 crore. For this project, the BBMP needed Railway land while the Railways wanted  Binny Mill land near Seshadripuram.

“After giving Binny Mill land we are still required to pay Rs 70 crore for acquiring their huge land at Okalipuram due to which the project cost escalated. The exchange of land and the Railway land acquisition needs to be notified in the Gazette. The whole process may take one more month,” a senior BBMP official added.

Regarding the Rs 53-crore  grade separator project at Kittur Rani Chennamma Circle near Devegowda Petrol Pump, the sources said work order will be issued on Tuesday followed by the commencement of work the very next day.

The only challenge before the BBMP is the acquisition of four properties for which it is persuading the property owners to accept the Transferable Development Rights (TDR) instead of monetary compensation.

 
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