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MCC continues drive against petty shops

Thursday, 20 August 2009 12:38 administrator
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Deccan Herald 20.08.2009

MCC continues drive against petty shops
Mangalore, Aug 19, DH News Service

Continuing its drive against unauthorised petty shops, MCC demolished illegal petty shops in Urwa store Market on Wednesday.
  

The labourers demolished and dismantled about eight to 10 petty shops and temporary structures erected by the street vendors on the occasion.

Speaking to Deccan Herald, MCC Commissioner Dr Vijayaprakash said “MCC had cleared the footpaths in Fr Muller’s road and Falnir road recently. This is our fourth operation in the recent days. Owing to the encroachment of the roads, the roads have become congested in several places. The roadside vendors are causing lot of inconvenience to the pedestrians, especially women. The drive will continue in those places where the roads have become congested,” Vijayaprakash added.
 

State power utility plans to light up city

Thursday, 20 August 2009 10:01 administrator
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The Times of India - Mumbai 20.08.2009

State power utility plans to light up city

Chittaranjan Tembhekar, TNN 20 August 2009, 02:13am IST

MUMBAI: Here comes a ray of hope for Mumbai's 39 lakh power consumers, upset at inflating bills every year, and a warning for warring distributors Reliance Infrastructure, Tata Power and BEST.

The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) is planning a foray into Mumbai's power distribution network by taking advantage of the open access system after 2012. The system allows all power-providing agencies in the state an open access to any consumer in any area of the state, said state energy energy Sunil Tatkare.

Currently, MSEDCL supplies power to approximately 1.5 crore consumers across the state, except Mumbai city limits. The city faces a shortfall of 3,500 MW.

The Maharashtra State Electricity Generation Company, the MSEDCL's parent agency, is setting up several projects that will supply 11,000 MW of power and these are expected to get over in phases by 2012, 2014 and 2016. "By 2012, we will meet our basic power demand of over 19,000 MW. The surplus power will be diverted to Mumbai's market at a cheaper rate after that. We hope to usher in healthy competition to keep prices under control,'' Tatkare said.

The ongoing projects at Parali, Paras, Khaparkheda, Bhusawal and Chandrapur, which can supply 3,210 MW, will be ready by January 2012 and the Dondaicha and Latur projects (total capacity of 5,840 MW) are likely to be completed by 2014-'16. New units at Koradi, Paras and Bhusawal will provide 1,950 MW more power after replacing the old ones.

Central plants and those from the private sector have promised around 4,243 MW more to the state by 2012.
 

Corporation hopes bus terminal will be a joint venture project

Thursday, 20 August 2009 06:14 administrator
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The Hindu - Kerala 20.08.2009

Corporation hopes bus terminal will be a joint venture project

Staff Reporter

Funding from Centre, State Government sought; local body’s share 20 p.c.

 

A special purpose vehicle should be formed for the project.

KOCHI: The civic authorities hope to implement the proposed Vyttila bus terminal as a joint venture project involving various government agencies.

According to Kochi Mayor Mercy Williams, the Corporation was willing to include the bus terminal project in the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission project if the government wished so.

In that case, the government should come forward for meeting the 20 per cent Urban Local Body (ULB) share of the project, she said.

For every Mission project, 50 per cent of the project cost would be met by the Central government and 30 per cent by the State government. The local body should find 20 per cent of the project cost as its share.

The Corporation is not in a position to raise the ULB share for the bus terminal project on its own as it has other financial commitments. The government should raise funds for meeting the ULB share of the Kochi Corporation, she said.

Ms. Williams said that a special purpose vehicle should be formed for the project with various government agencies as its members. This was required for the smooth implementation, management of the project, she said.

The project would get a momentum once the land is released.

With the government decision to allot land for the project, the major obstacle has been removed, she said.

It would be ideal if the project could be implemented as a joint venture with the participation of agencies like Kochi Corporation and Greater Cochin Development Authority and the District Panchayat, said C.K. Manisankar, Deputy Mayor, Kochi Corporation.

The joint venture company should be headed by the Chief Minister. The details regarding the stake of each agency in the project and the ways in which funds have to be raised for the project need to be discussed.

If the project is implemented in the joint venture mode, the Corporation would be able to channel funds from the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, he said. The civic authorities had earlier adopted the stand that such a project was required for de-congesting the city roads.

The Corporation had included the bus terminal project in the City Development Plan. It has also found mention in the master plan, which is being prepared by the Corporation, he said.

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