PANAJI: The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) will send five detailed project reports (DPRs) to Delhi by the end of October to avail funds for projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

A sub-committee headed by Panaji MLA Manohar Parrikar discussed five projects at a meeting on Tuesday evening, and gave all of them an in-principle clearance. Sources said that the DPR for solid waste management worth Rs 35 crore has been passed, while the project for conservation and beautification of 'Tigur Baim' will proceed after land acquisition.

Sources added that Parrikar sought time to study the St Inez creek beautification project, and said that he would seek technical advice before giving it his nod. With regard to the water supply and sewerage project for Panaji, it was decided that the respective DPRs be placed before the committee as early as possible. "The final DPRs of these projects should be submitted by October 25 to the sub-committee, after which all projects will be placed before the state-level steering committee for its approval and dispatched to Delhi. The CCP will try to get as much funds as possible to undertake projects under JNNURM," sources in the CCP said.