The Times of India 15.02.2013
NMC allots 80 houses under JNNURM scheme
NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation
(NMC) allotted 80 houses to the beneficiaries of the slum
rehabilitation project under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal
Mission (JNNURM) scheme at Nilgiri Baug, Aurangabad Road, Panchavati,
by drawing lots on Thursday. The chits were picked by the beneficiaries.
This is the first exercise of allotting houses under the scheme. Around 200 beneficiaries were present on the occasion. The remaining houses will be allotted in the consequent phases.
Slum rehabilitation officer of the civic body Yashwant Ogle said the next draw of lots will be held after eight days. The housing project at Nilgiri Baug has 720 housing units. The first building is ready for which the houses were allotted on Thursday.
"We will immediately shift the beneficiaries to the houses. They will check everything in their housing units, including light, water and other connections. There are water and light connections provided in the units. The beneficiaries can contact the public works department if they face any problem," said Ogle.
The civic body had, in January, announced that it would allot 3,000 houses to the beneficiaries in the first phase in March by drawing lots. On Thursday it made the opening and this would go on step by step till all the units are allocated.
Chairman of the standing committee Uddhav Nimse, city engineer Sunil Khune, deputy municipal commissioner (tax) R M Bahiram, Panchavati divisional officer, R R Gosavi, engineers of Panchavati division, Ogle and his team from the slum rehabilitation department were present on the occasion.
Incidentally, the JNNURM housing project, being executed by the NMC, was initiated in 2008 but got delayed due to various reasons. While the civic body has got an approval to build 16,000 houses, it has set a target of 12,200 houses citing scarcity of land as the reason. Around 8,000 houses are in the various stages of construction at 11 locations in the city.
This is the first exercise of allotting houses under the scheme. Around 200 beneficiaries were present on the occasion. The remaining houses will be allotted in the consequent phases.
Slum rehabilitation officer of the civic body Yashwant Ogle said the next draw of lots will be held after eight days. The housing project at Nilgiri Baug has 720 housing units. The first building is ready for which the houses were allotted on Thursday.
"We will immediately shift the beneficiaries to the houses. They will check everything in their housing units, including light, water and other connections. There are water and light connections provided in the units. The beneficiaries can contact the public works department if they face any problem," said Ogle.
The civic body had, in January, announced that it would allot 3,000 houses to the beneficiaries in the first phase in March by drawing lots. On Thursday it made the opening and this would go on step by step till all the units are allocated.
Chairman of the standing committee Uddhav Nimse, city engineer Sunil Khune, deputy municipal commissioner (tax) R M Bahiram, Panchavati divisional officer, R R Gosavi, engineers of Panchavati division, Ogle and his team from the slum rehabilitation department were present on the occasion.
Incidentally, the JNNURM housing project, being executed by the NMC, was initiated in 2008 but got delayed due to various reasons. While the civic body has got an approval to build 16,000 houses, it has set a target of 12,200 houses citing scarcity of land as the reason. Around 8,000 houses are in the various stages of construction at 11 locations in the city.
