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Facilitation centre opened at city corporation

Tuesday, 05 November 2013 05:45 administrator
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The Times of India             05.11.2013

Facilitation centre opened at city corporation

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Three years after the city corporation constructed a new entrance to the office complex, the new gate was finally inaugurated on Monday. Opposition leader VS Achuthanandan inaugurated the new gate and the facilitation centre in a function held on the corporation premises on Monday.

The ruling council members had been racking their brains over the inauguration of the new gate simply because of a series of reasons that ranged from a footpath and a railing that ran in front of the new gate and the non-cooperation of the contractor who stopped the work citing non-payment of dues.

Later the railing was removed owing to the request of corporation. The gate construction had also put the contractor in a fix. The works which dragged on for three years was finally completed at a cost of Rs 10 lakh and the civic body had delayed his payment because of fund crunch.

The facilitation centre will offer facilities for applicants seeking certificates related to health, revenue and other general purposes. The centre, which has been set up at a cost of Rs 50 lakh, will help applicants get their certificates within 10 minutes.

All data entered after 1995 could be included in the facility. Currently, the Janasevana Kendram issues certificates almost two days after filing the application. There will be a two-day delay in issuing certificates only in case of a complaint or inquiry. The facilitation centre will have a general enquiry counter to provide guidance to applicants. A helpdesk will also be introduced later.

 

Three Udupi towns get Rs. 85 cr. more for drainage, water projects

Friday, 01 November 2013 05:27 administrator
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The Hindu              01.11.2013

Three Udupi towns get Rs. 85 cr. more for drainage, water projects

Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake saysRs. 50 crore will be spent on improving the underground drainage system of Udupi, Kundapur and Karkala
Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake saysRs. 50 crore will be spent on improving the underground drainage system of Udupi, Kundapur and Karkala

Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake said on Thursday that an additional grant of Rs. 85 crore has been provided for improvement of underground drainage and water supply in the three towns of Udupi district under the Karnataka Integrated Urban Water Management Programme (KIUWMP).

He was chairing a review meeting at the Udupi City Municipal Council (CMC) here.

Mr. Sorake said that of the Rs. 85 crore, Rs. 50 crore would be spent on improving the underground drainage system of Udupi, Kundapur and Karkala, while the remaining amount of Rs. 35 crore would be spent on improving water supply in these three towns.

Councillors’ cooperation

The plans for urban development in the State had been formulated keeping in view the needs of the next three decades under the Vision 2040 programme.

Priority had been given for the integrated development of Udupi city.

He sought the cooperation of all councillors of Udupi CMC for the development of the city. “Councillors should not think only about the development of their wards, but the entire city,” he said.

Housing scheme

The Minister said that officials should give importance to housing scheme. They should reach 100 per cent target in the implementation of the Vajpayee Vasati Yojana. “If the officers failed to take this task seriously, they will be held responsible for it,” he said.

Mr. Sorake said that priority should be given to maintenance of cleanliness in Udupi as it was a major pilgrim centre.

He would shortly visit the city along with the officials to have a first-hand understanding of the problems. He would also visit the solid waste management plant to study issues connected to garbage disposal.

When the municipal councillors drew Mr. Sorake’s attention to various developmental projects and facilities provided to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, he told them to discuss the issues in the CMC meetings and send proposals to him.

Mr. Sorake said that he would hold a review meeting once in three months. Officials should direct builders constructing big buildings to provide proper basic facilities to their workers in the city, he said.

Paryaya festival

When Pramod Madhwaraj, MLA, sought Rs. 10 crore for improving facilities in Udupi for the Paryaya festival scheduled on January 18, 2014, Mr. Sorake said that he would discuss this issue with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

When Mr. Madhwaraj drew Mr. Sorake attention on widening of roads in Parkala and Malpe, the Minister directed the CMC Commissioner Srikanth Rao to personally review these projects.

P. Yuvaraj, president of CMC, Amrita Krishnamurthy, Vice President, and M.T. Reju, Deputy Commissioner, were present.

 

Improving sewerage facilities: Several schemes on the anvil

Thursday, 31 October 2013 10:34 administrator
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The New Indian Express         31.10.2013

Improving sewerage facilities: Several schemes on the anvil

Several schemes for improving the sewerage facilities in and around the city are in the offing, announced Health Minister V S Sivakumar here the other day.

 To begin with, an amount of Rs 35 lakh has been sanctioned for a new sewerage line for Pavithra Nagar in the Manacaud-Kuriathy section of Kerala Water Authority (KWA), the Minister said. In addition to this, Rs 26.32 lakh has been set aside for new RCC manholes in the Manacaud, Perunthani and Fort wards. The sewerage line surrounding the Sreevarahom pond is also to be relaid, and a sum of  Rs 26.51 lakh has been allowed for this.

The residents of Rajaji Nagar (Chengalchoola) may soon get respite with Rs one crore sanctioned for the construction of a new sewerage line in a “scientific” manner, the Minister announced.

He further said that schemes for renovation of drainage lines in low-lying areas like Karimadom Colony, Ganga Nagar and Yamuna Nagar will be implemented as soon as the report by RITES report is received.

A government order has been passed for a Rs 63-lakh scheme for a new sewerage line at Thycaud’s Pound Kulam Colony.

Work is progressing on the new sewerage lines at Melarannoor Metro Gardens, while the Rs 24-lakh scheme for replacing the old sewerage lines near Amayizhanjan canal has been completed. The scheme for laying new lines along the Poovathoor- Thazhanjeri lines in Chackai ward has begun, the Minister said.

Meanwhile, the new drainage lines in Punnapuram colony were inaugurated on Tuesday evening.

 
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