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VMC looks to procure 150 buses

Tuesday, 10 September 2013 08:13 administrator
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The Times of India             10.09.2013

VMC looks to procure 150 buses

VADODARA: After experimenting with a private operator running the city bus service, Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) is now exploring another model by mooting a proposal to procure 150 buses that will be operated by a private operator. Presently, Vitcos Pvt Ltd both owns and operates the buses that ply in the city.

It will be for the first time that the VMC will have its own fleet of buses for urban mobility. Previously, the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation ( GSRTC) used to operate the city bus service. Vitcos took over the service in 2008 on a five-year contract that expired in May this year.

Since May, the arrangement with Vitcos has been temporary till the process of fresh bids is completed. The future of Vitcos as an operator in the city now hangs in balance.

Sources in the civic body said the civic body has prepared a detailed project report (DPR) for obtaining the buses under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The civic body will be spending around Rs 40 crore on the buses.

"The idea is to have a better urban transport facility in the city. We are looking to obtain good quality buses. Once the DPR gets through we can begin working on the facility," said VMC standing committee chairman Hitendra Patel. Patel added that the idea was to give the buses on contract to an operator who could run them.

A senior VMC official said the proposed service would include a state-of-the-art control room that could monitor the GPS-enabled buses. Sources added that the civic body had taken the decision after examining models in other cities, including Delhi. The new buses will run on diesel and comply with the latest emission norms. These will be more comfortable than the existing

Vitcos buses that operate on CNG, an official said.

 

Civic body invites Rs 10.7 crore bids for road repair works

Tuesday, 10 September 2013 08:11 administrator
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The Times of India             10.09.2013

Civic body invites Rs 10.7 crore bids for road repair works

NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has invited bids worth Rs 10.7 crore for various road works in the city such as tarring, resurfacing, macadamization, etc.

The works are to be executed through private contractors and the last date for filing the bids is October 3, 2013.

The tenders include around 28 various road works in various parts of the city. The late Kishor Suryavanshi Road in ward no. 5 in Panchavati division of the civic body is to be tarred at a cost of Rs 2.62 crore. The roads in Prabhatnagar area in the same ward will be resurfaced by spending of Rs. 78.96 lakh. The roads near Sanmitra Housing Society in ward no. 40 in Nashik East division, which were broken during the works undertaken by storm water drainage and water supply departments, are to be macadamized and tarred at a cost of Rs. 68.17 lakh.

The tarring of the 18-metre DP road from Mumbai highway to Gaulane from survey nos. 296 to 232 in ward no. 52 in Cidco division is to be carried out at a cost of Rs 69.28 lakh. The road from EPS company to the power house of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) up to Chunchale housing scheme in ward no. 51 in Cidco division is to be tarred at an expenditure of Rs 54.05 lakh.

The bids also include works like macadamization and tarring of roads in Vasannagar and Panini Society in ward no. 52 in Cidco division at a cost of 47.90 lakh, resurfacing of colony roads in Mirajkarnagar and Jaynagar areas in ward no. 39 in Nashik East division by spending Rs 39 lakh and other such works.resurfacing of roads in Hanumannagar in ward no. 2 in Panchavati division at a cost of Rs 38.76 lakh and macadamisation and tarring of roads in Kamatvadegaon in ward no. 48 in Cidco division at an expenditure of Rs 34.23 lakh.

 

Notices issued to 590 dilapidated buildings

Tuesday, 10 September 2013 08:10 administrator
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The Times of India             10.09.2013

Notices issued to 590 dilapidated buildings

NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) civic body has, within two months, issued 590 notices to dilapidated buildings across the city and will soon be initiating action against the offenders.

The divisional officers have issued the notices and while some of them demolished the structures on their own, others have written to the divisional officers requesting more time and mentioning the reasons for the delay in action.

"There are 94 dilapidated buildings in this division and we have issued notices to all the owners, 14 of whom have replied to us. Some of them have disputes with their tenants, while some others have matter pending in the court," a Panchavati division engineer said. "Five owners have brought down the dangerous sections of their buildings," the engineer added.

The CIDCO division has 50 dilapidated structures and notices have been issued to all. "The structures here do not pose much of a danger, but we had sent a list of these structures to the town planning department to inspect the buildings and tell us which of them could prove hazardous. We could raze those buildings," divisional officer A P Wagh said.

Of the 114 dilapidated buildings in the West division, seven old wadas are in a very bad state and have been issued notices. "We have razed five of the seven wadas and are in the process of taking action on the rest," a West division engineer said.

In the Nashik Road division, the NMC had served notices to 75 dilapidated structures. Only two of the owners have removed the dangerous portions of the buildings. "Of the 75, five structures were most dangerous. The NMC has already issued final notices to the owners of these and action will be taken if they do not get these razed on their own," divisional officer Meena Handore said.

The Satpur division has 21 dilapidated buildings and only one owner has complied with the NMC's notice. The division's officials said they would start taking action soon.

The East division has 236 dilapidated structures, five of which have been termed extremely dangerous. Owners of four of these structures have razed them, an engineer from the East division said.

The officials said that apart from the matters of dispute, they will be taking action against those who have not removed their structures despite the notices.

 
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