The Kashmir Times             22.10.2013

SMC spends Rs 1149 lakhs on waste transportation

SRINAGAR: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has spent over 1149.36 lakhs on the transportation of wastage during the past three years while an amount to the tune of Rs 185.34 lakhs have been spent on collection of waste.

In the year, 2010-2011, Rs 343.78 lakhs have been spent on transportation of wastage, Rs 380.45 lakhs in 2011-2012 and Rs 425.13 lakhs in 2012-2013.

For collection of wastage, Rs 141.23 lakhs have been spent in 2012-2013, Rs 26.74 lakhs in 2010-2011 and Rs 17.37 lakhs in 2011-2012.

A huge amount has also been spent on sanitation staff which increased from Rs 1065.19 lakhs in 2010-2011, Rs 1154.34 lakhs in 2011-2012 to Rs 1233.94 lakhs in 2012-2013.

Additional Rs 27239 lakhs have been spent for grand-in-aid under the non plan budget during the past three years.

Under the planned budget, SMC has spent over Rs 1800 lakhs for C.C D.P, Rs 150 lakhs for street lights, Rs 363 lakhs for community halls and Rs 50 lakhs for solid waste management.

In the year 2010-2011, it has spent Rs 8569.25 lakhs for grand-in-aid, Rs 9232 lakhs in 2011-2012 and Rs 9438.17 lakhs in 2012-2013.

For C.C.D.P, it has spent Rs 592.83 lakhs in 2010-2011, 799.825 lakhs in 2011-2012 and Rs 450 lakhs in 2012-2013.

Rupees 75 lakhs have been spent for street lights in 2010-2011 and same amount from 2011-2012. In 2010-2011, Rs 236 lakhs have been spent of community halls, Rs 90 lakhs in 2011-2011 and 37.50 lakhs in 2012-2013.

The information was stated by the government during the recently concluded assembly session.

Government revealed that SMC spent Rs 592.83 lakhs on the construction of drains, lanes and footpaths in 2010-2011, Rs 799.825 lakhs in 2011-2012 and Rs 450 lakhs in 2012-2013.

Not more than Rs 50 lakhs have been spent on libraries in three years. For salaries of its employees, Rs 17864.72 lakhs have been spent in three years.

However, there is a huge dearth of 727 staff members in the corporation. It includes 395 safaiwalas, 11 ward officers, three food inspectors, 13 sanitary inspectors, two junior health supervisor, basic health worker, telephone operator, junior steno, 22 junior assistant and 172 class IV employees.