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‘No’ to sharing of funds with water board

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The New Indian Express 19.01.2010

‘No’ to sharing of funds with water board


HYDERABAD: Corporators cutting across party lines demanded scrapping of GO 461 of the department of Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) that makes the GHMC share 25 percent of the property tax collected with the Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) for maintenance of water supply.

Raising the issue in the Council meeting, TDP Corporator Singireddy Srinivas Reddy said in view of the poor financial condition of the GHMC, sharing of its revenue was not a good idea. Mayor Banda Karthika Reddy said she would call a floor leaders’ meeting shortly to discuss the issue.

Singireddy also wanted the GHMC to take steps for release of pending funds under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

The GHMC officials said Rs 153.37 crore from the Central and State Governments was yet to be released.

MIM Corporator Mirza Murtuza Baig took exception to the award of works on nomination basis, instead of calling tenders, in the last two years.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 January 2010 08:29