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BMC to invite demolition tender afresh

Monday, 04 November 2013 11:18 administrator
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The Times of India             04.11.2013

BMC to invite demolition tender afresh

MUMBAI: The BMC will invite a tender afresh for the demolition of the 35 illegal floors in Worli's Campa Cola compound. The Supreme Court's deadline for the work to start is November 11.

The standing committee on October 25 rejected the proposal to appoint a contractor on "humanitarian grounds". The stated reason was that the Rs 2.8 crore bid of the JV between Landmark Corporation and Keman Enterprises was much higher than the BMC's estimate.

"The JV can apply with lower rates. It is not disqualified," said additional municipal commissioner Mohan Adtani. Demolition preliminaries (disconnection of utilities like electricity and water) will start on the designated day by the BMC's own team, which will also remove internal walls, he said. "The role of the contractor, who will demolish load-bearing structures, will be later."

Meanwhile, residents living on the legal floors of the compound's buildings are worried about what they call the BMC's ambiguous demolition plans.

"What is the guarantee that the structure remaining after demolition will be safe and habitable?" asked Rohit Malhotra, a legal resident. "What if the buildings become uninhabitable due to noise from equipment and pollution? Who will take care of senior citizens, women and children? Are they taking measures to ensure that no damage is done to the legal floors?"

Another fear is whether the legal residents have to vacate their flats during the demolition. "How does the BMC plan to withdraw from the illegal floors facilities like lift and water connection without affecting the legal residents?" asked another legal resident.

The residents have approached the Federation of Apartment Owners, Delhi, which has urged the President to intervene and stall the demolition.

 

Civic body floats bids worth Rs 15 crore for water works

Monday, 04 November 2013 11:03 administrator
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The Times of India             04.11.2013

Civic body floats bids worth Rs 15 crore for water works

NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has invited bids worth Rs 15 crore for various water works such as construction of new tanks, laying pipelines and repairing existing pipelines among others.

The works are to be executed through private contractors and the last date for filing bids is December 10. The tenders are to be opened on the same day. The tenders include around 49 water-related works to be carried out in various parts of the city.

The bids include construction of three new water tanks in Satpur and Cidco divisions of the municipal corporation. A water tank with a capacity of 20 lakh litres is to be constructed at Dhruvnagar in ward no. 17 in Satpur division at a cost of Rs 3.39 crore. The work also includes commencement of water supply scheme. Another new water tank with a capacity of 20 lakh litres is to be constructed at Radhakrishnanagar in ward no. 18 in Satpur division at an expenditure of Rs 2.15 crore. The third water tank with a capacity of 20 lakh litres is to be constructed at Morvadi in ward no. 44 in Cidco division of the NMC at a cost of Rs 1.72 crore.

The drinking water pipeline is to be laid in areas from Sainagar to Rasbihari Road to Shivganga Nagar by spending Rs 1.13 crore. Another water pipeline is to be laid in Makhmalabad area in ward no. 5 at a cost of Rs 79.72 lakh. Similarly, a sump is to be built at Savtanagar in ward no. 47 in Cidco division at an expenditure of Rs 60.3 lakh.

The bids also include other works like laying water pipeline from Godavari Mangalmurtinagar to Gosavinagar in ward no. 32 in Nashik Road division at a cost of Rs 52.53 lakh. Besides, a water pipeline will also be laid from Vidyanagar Leelavati Hospital to Omkar and Vadjaimatanagar on Makhmalabad Road in ward no. 6 in Panchavati division by spending Rs 29.52 lakh.

 

Pimpri Chinchwad Muncipal Corporation to take on illegal hoardings

Monday, 04 November 2013 10:58 administrator
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The Times of India             04.11.2013

Pimpri Chinchwad Muncipal Corporation to take on illegal hoardings

PUNE: The Pimpri Chinchwad Muncipal Corporation (PCMC) is planning a hoardings policy to prevent people from putting up unauthorized hoardings across the city. The corporation is also studying the legal possibilities of considering an unauthorized hoarding as an unauthorized construction, so that people responsible face imprisonment of up to three years.

Municipal commissioner Shrikar Pardeshi said the signages department has been directed to prepare the policy and take the approval of the civic general body (GB).

"If a permanent or temporary construction is done without seeking prior permission, then it is considered as an illegal construction. If the same can be applicable for unauthorized hoardings, then people putting up such hoardings can face imprisonment of up to three years. This will act as a deterrent against the practice," he said.

Pardeshi said unauthorized hoardings put up in the city often create problem for the traffic as well as mar the beauty of the city. "We have found that there are as many as 900 unauthorized hoardings in the city. The civic body will be sending notices under the Defacement of Properties Act to people who have put up such hoardings. They will be asked to remove the hoardings within a month or else the civic body will take them down forcibly, for which expenses will be borne by the owners. Complaints will also be lodged against people not taking the notice seriously," he said.

Pardeshi said people do not check the structural stability of a building before they allow a hoarding to be put up. "There is a possibility that buildings, which are structurally weak, may further weaken if a large hoarding is placed on it and they may collapse during natural disasters," he said.

The PCMC will conduct a survey and identify locations where the hoardings can be put up for a short duration.

"There is a need to frame a policy for hoardings. Currently, the four zonal offices of the civic body are dealing with the unauthorized hoardings. Health inspectors have also been empowered to take action against such hoardings,'' Pardeshi said.

 
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