The Times of India 11.07.2011
GHMC does a U-turn on TIP programme
HYDERABAD: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has dumped its grand plans to provide basic infrastructure facilities like roads, sewer and water pipeline network in the surrounding municipal circles in the city under the total infrastructure provision (TIP) programme.
Now, it has decided to take up big infrastructure projects like flyovers, bridges and road-widening works in the erstwhile Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (core area) limits with the Rs 600 crore being availed from banks and financial institutions soon.
A decision to this effect was taken by new GHMC commissioner M T Krishna Babu when tenders were being finalised for availing a loan of Rs 600 crore from financial institutions. The GHMC standing committee and the municipal administration and urban development (MA&UD) department have given their consent for availing loan from financial institutions a few months ago.
Officials said the GHMC will utilise the amount for taking up big infrastructure projects like construction of new flyovers, bridges, sports complexes, taking up road widening works and other projects like development of parks etc. As per the initial plan, over 20 projects and works have been listed out by the authorities to be taken up with the Rs 600 crore loan amount.
Sources said new flyovers have been proposed at Tolichowki (Rethibowli), Amberpet crossroads (where the proposals are pending for the last few years) and another flyover at Balanagar crossroads (Narsapur crossroads). Apart from the flyovers, pending bridges, which were not taken up due to paucity of funds like rail under bridges like Safilguda, Kandikalgate and Uppuguda, would be taken up. It was also decided to construct two more bridges across the Musi between Attapur and Puranapul for free movement of traffic. A bridge across the Musi is being constructed near Race Course in Malakpet, which is likely to be ready in a month.
"Apart from flyovers and bridges, road-widening works, including junction improvement, construction of sports complexes and development of parks, would be taken up with the Rs 600 crore loan amount," a senior GHMC official told TOI.
However, analysts say the latest decision of the corporation would hamper growth of nearly 800 colonies in the peripheral areas of the city. Earlier, the corporation had planned to implement TIP in authorised layouts, but later decided to extend the programme to unauthorised layouts too and areas which lack basic facilities in the core area on the request of Majlis Ittehadul-e-Muslimeen (MIM) corporators.
Now, it has decided to take up big infrastructure projects like flyovers, bridges and road-widening works in the erstwhile Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (core area) limits with the Rs 600 crore being availed from banks and financial institutions soon.
A decision to this effect was taken by new GHMC commissioner M T Krishna Babu when tenders were being finalised for availing a loan of Rs 600 crore from financial institutions. The GHMC standing committee and the municipal administration and urban development (MA&UD) department have given their consent for availing loan from financial institutions a few months ago.
Officials said the GHMC will utilise the amount for taking up big infrastructure projects like construction of new flyovers, bridges, sports complexes, taking up road widening works and other projects like development of parks etc. As per the initial plan, over 20 projects and works have been listed out by the authorities to be taken up with the Rs 600 crore loan amount.
Sources said new flyovers have been proposed at Tolichowki (Rethibowli), Amberpet crossroads (where the proposals are pending for the last few years) and another flyover at Balanagar crossroads (Narsapur crossroads). Apart from the flyovers, pending bridges, which were not taken up due to paucity of funds like rail under bridges like Safilguda, Kandikalgate and Uppuguda, would be taken up. It was also decided to construct two more bridges across the Musi between Attapur and Puranapul for free movement of traffic. A bridge across the Musi is being constructed near Race Course in Malakpet, which is likely to be ready in a month.
"Apart from flyovers and bridges, road-widening works, including junction improvement, construction of sports complexes and development of parks, would be taken up with the Rs 600 crore loan amount," a senior GHMC official told TOI.
However, analysts say the latest decision of the corporation would hamper growth of nearly 800 colonies in the peripheral areas of the city. Earlier, the corporation had planned to implement TIP in authorised layouts, but later decided to extend the programme to unauthorised layouts too and areas which lack basic facilities in the core area on the request of Majlis Ittehadul-e-Muslimeen (MIM) corporators.
