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Civic body plans to buy two mini incinerators

Monday, 09 December 2013 04:53 administrator
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The Hindu                09.12.2013

Civic body plans to buy two mini incinerators

Staff Reporter

Engineering wing to conduct feasibility study

The City Corporation has asked its engineering wing to conduct a feasibility study on buying two mini incinerators to address the garbage management problem in the city. The move to procure two more incinerators comes close on the heels of the council deciding to set up similar facilities at the Chala and Palayam markets

The Health standing committee that met here on Saturday discussed the proposal. “We are taking a cautious approach on incinerators taking into account the past experience. The Public Works engineering wing has been asked to conduct a feasibility study,” said a civic body official.

It is also reliably learnt that the Hotel and Restaurants Association has offered to sponsor an incinerator having a capacity to process 150 kg of waste an hour.

“We held preliminary discussions with the representatives of the body. We are working on the modalities,” the official said.

Health standing committee chairperson S. Pushpalatha said the civic body was awaiting approval from the Suchitwa Mission to set up biogas plants in 27 locations in the city. The engineering wing was looking into certain anomalies in the project report. The 27 locations where 1,000 kg/day capacity plants will come up include markets at Thirumala, Kamaleshwaram and Jagathy wards. Pattom St. Mary’s School, Peroorkada GHSS and Vizhinjam LPS are among the 15 schools listed.

An outlay of Rs.2.35 crore is estimated, adding on to the Rs.4 crore for the 41 locations finalised last month.

 

300 MLD water plant proposed for MCC

Thursday, 05 December 2013 05:09 administrator
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Deccan Herald           05.12.2013

300 MLD water plant proposed for MCC

Plant planned at Hale Undawadi to be taken up in second phase of JnNURM

Under Urban Infrastructure and Governance sub-mission for the transition phase of Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM), a new water supply scheme, worth Rs 327.5 crore has been proposed.

Delivering a presentation at the recent council meeting held at MCC premises, Executive Engineer of Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Sewage Board (KUWSDB), K P Jayaram revealed that proposals for water supply and drainage projects worth Rs 886.93 crore, under JnNURM have been submitted to Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) in August.

Under the proposals made are, developing Belagola pumping station at Rs 91.3 crore, reviving Hongalli pumping station at Rs 97.53 crore and developing Melapura pumping station at Rs 75.6 crore. Apart from this, the remaining funds of the proposal will be used for the second phase of 24x7 water scheme (Rs 214 crore) and underground drainage project worth Rs 408.5 crore.

“Although we had put forth these five proposals, the Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation of MoUD, suggested an alternate plan for the first two plans of developing pumping stations,” he said.

The suggestion involved using the funds of first two water supply projects, to set up a new project at Hale Undawadi village, near Krishnarajasagar reservoir . “The new pumping station, drawing water directly from River Cauvery, will ensure that all water demands of the city, as per population projections and water demand projections of Mysore, will be met,” he said. Proposed cost for the construction of the new project is Rs 327.50 crore.

The surroundings near Hale Undawadi are suited for the purpose of water treatment and water supply. Since, Hale Undawadi has higher altitude compared to Mysore city, water can be supplied using gravity for a considerable distance, drastically reducing the pumping cost.

The unit will be able to supply 150 MLDs of water per day by 2031 and 300 MLDs of water by 2046, he said.

Population projections

The presentation also shed light on population projections for Mysore, during the next three decades. “While the total population of the city will reach 16.22 lakhs by 2016, it is projected to swell by close to two and half times by 2046 at 37.81 lakhs. During the period, the floating population of the city will also raise,” he said.

The project will ensure that the tourist destination will receive enough water even during crisis periods, as it is located upstream to River Cauvery, he added.

The project is likely to be taken up during the second phase of the implementation of JnNURM projects in Mysore.
 

‘Top’ architects to build Panchkula MC office

Wednesday, 04 December 2013 11:03 administrator
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The Indian Express            04.12.2013

‘Top’ architects to build Panchkula MC office

After operating from a community centre for the past twelve years, the Panchkula Municipal Corporation (MC) will finally have an office of it's own.

The MC will invite 'top' architects to construct the office building at the finalised site in Sector 3 here. While the MC will soon get the possession of the land where the building will come up from Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), it will open the tenders for it's construction on December 12.

While the MC is currently functioning from the Sector 4 community centre, it has been allotted 1.85 acres by HUDA at Devinagar, Sector 3 for Rs 10. 48 crore. MC has already paid 25 per cent of the amount, Rs 2.62 crore to HUDA as the earnest money for it. "The tenders will be opened on December 12, and soon the construction of the building will start. The construction would take about two years, after which we will vacate the current premises," said O P Sihag, Executive Engineer. We have invited tenders from architects with minimum ten years of experience and who has more than five big private or government buildings to his name, he added.

The MC also plans to make its new home an eco-friendly one. "The building will have an integrated rain water harvesting system and will also have solar panels installed. There would be more such green initiatives, and the building would be on the lines of the energy-efficient Akshay Urja Bhawan, office of the Renewable Energy Department and Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) in Secor 17," Sihag informed.

Moving into a new building would, however, be a costly affair for the MC. Other than the Rs 10.48 crore to be pad for the plot, the construction is estimated to cost around Rs 7 crore. In it's 2013 budget, the MC had set aside Rs 5 crore for the construction and the repair of the office building. "The construction of the building would be for once and for all and we plan to make it a striking building. This might even require revising the budget for it next year," Sihag said.

The MC had received flak from residents of Sector 4 for not vacating the community centre. It has been functioning from the community centre since 2001. In October, the Resident Welfare Association, Sector 4 had filed a public interest litigation in the Punjab and Haryana High Court asking MC to vacate the centre. The MC had then assured the High court that it would vacate the centre within two years as it had already been allotted land for its new building.

 
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