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DM and mayor inspect A2Z solid waste treatment plant

Tuesday, 01 October 2013 09:16 administrator
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The Times of India            01.10.2013 

DM and mayor inspect A2Z solid waste treatment plant

VARANASI: The district magistrate Pranjal Yadav and mayor Ramgopal Mohale visited the A2Z solid waste treatment plant at Karsada on Monday to review the ongoing work at the plant. The DM instructed A2Z officials to complete all pending work within time so that its operation can start from November 1. The mayor said that the work done by the firm is satisfactory and "What ever problems the officials had discussed, they will be taken care of at the earliest," he said.

According to the project manager A2Z, GS Mishra, VMC is yet to pay them an amount of Rs 65 lakh that is pending since the contract between the corporation and A2Z was terminated last year. "I have urged the DM to ensure that VMC makes the payment at the earliest so that we start with the repairing work of our vehicles. Because of the suspension of the municipal commissioner, the payment had been delayed," said the official, adding that the DM had also asked the power officials to provide power connection as A2Z has already paid the due amount to the power department.

The official also told that the DM was satisfied with the pace of work since it restarted working ten days earlier. He has also called for continuous monitoring and will also discuss the work progress in a meeting scheduled on October 6 where A2Z will also be presenting its work plan.

"As of now we, the work is going at right pace and we will start our ward-wise collection and transportation operation from November 1." said Mishra. Meanwhile, VMC is still in a fix about solid waste management of the city owing to the acute shortage of dumping space for the waste. The crisis of the dumping space is taking a toll on the overall sanitation of the city even as the auspicious Navaratra is round the corner.

 

Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation may ground overhead wires

Tuesday, 01 October 2013 09:13 administrator
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The Times of India            01.10.2013 

Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation may ground overhead wires

NAVI MUMBAI: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has plans to remove all overhead wires and lay them underground. The civic standing committee, on Thursday, will take up the proposal for discussion to lay overhead power lines in Mahape underground. "Overhead wires pose a threat to people. Hence the idea to go underground has been floated by the NMMC. The members of the standing committee will discuss the proposal that would cost Rs12 crore," a senior civic official said. Mahape, a major industrial hub, is a suburb located near Ghansoli. Even if the proposal gets approved, the actual work will not begin soon."One will have to wait till the end of the monsoon to commence work," the official added. Besides laying underground wires, the standing committee will be discussing road repair in Vashi.

The standing committee meeting is held every Wednesday, but this time itwas postponed by a day to accommodate Gandhi Jayanti.

Navi Mumbai:The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is undertaking the task of removing overhead public utilities ire and laying them underground. The standing committee on Thursday will take up the proposal for discussion to free a stretch of Mahape off overhead power and other utility wires and laying them underground. "Overhead wires pose a threat to people. Hence the idea to underground wires has been floated by the NMMC. The members of the standing committee will discuss the proposal to lay underground wires. The cost of carrying out the work will be Rs 12 crore," a senior civic official said. Mahape a major industrial hub is suburb of Mumbai located near Ghansoli.

Even if the proposal gets approval of the civic body for laying underground cables, the actual work will not begin anytime soon. "One will have to wait till end of the monsoon to commence the work," the official added.

Besides laying underground wires, the standing committee will be discussing repair work of roads in areas of Vashi. The standing committee meeting is held on every Wednesday, but this time the meeting is being postponed by a day as on October 2, there is public holiday on occasion of Gandhi jayanti.

 

NMMC lists around 750 buildings as 'dangerous'

Tuesday, 01 October 2013 09:10 administrator
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NMMC lists around 750 buildings as 'dangerous'

NAVI MUMBAI: The NMMC has listed around 750 buildings - 200 constructed by the City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco), and 550 non-Cidco buildings-that are 30 years old and more which require structural audit for ascertaining their safety. The list has been forwarded to the heads of the two civic divisions who have passed it on to the eight respective ward officers. The residents of these buildings will have to get the audit done at their own cost. "We have also provided the list of engineers who can do the audit,'' the civic body said.

The audit is required as per the amendment of the BPMC Act in 2010 that makes it mandatory for buildings that are 30 years old and more for their audit to be done, the civic body pointed out.

The state government has also put pressure on the civic bodies by sending a letter asking them to undertake the audit of this category of buildings.

The letter, in the wake of Mumbra collapses and the recent crashing of an old building in Mazgaon, has assumed significance as there are at least 70 buildings on the NMMC list that are categorised as old and dilapidated.

Left in a lurch?

  • While the one-time settlement scheme of Cidco more than a decade ago helped 112 families to shift to a transit home in Juinagar, others continue to reside under risky circumstances.
  • NMMC did not consider any alternative accommodation for residents who stay in buildings categorised as dangerous because the municipal laws did not provide for transit homes.
  • But the civic body does serve yearly notices to the listed dilapidated buildings under section 264 of BPMC Act stating that any loss of life and wealth was solely the responsibility of the residents.
  • Advertisements were placed in media during the onset of monsoon and the residents were intimated about the hazard.
  • The civic body said that section 268 of BPMC Act provides for police help for eviction of the residents of the dangerous and dilapidated buildings, but it did not invoke the provision on 'humanitarian grounds'.
 
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