The Business Line - Kerala 08.08.2009
Rs 207-crore water scheme for Kerala
Our Bureau
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 7 A drinking water project with an outlay of Rs 207 crore is set to be implemented by various municipalities in Kerala.
The municipalities have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to participate in the project, which comes under the Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (Uidssmt), according to the Minister for Local Self Government, Mr. Paloli Mohammed Kutty.
The municipalities implementing the project are Guruvayur, Chavakkad, Thalassery, Vadakara, Kalpetta, Perinthalmanna, Thiruvalla, Ottapalam and Malappuram. The MoU was signed by the chairmen of the respective municipalities, Secretary of the Local Self Government Department on behalf of the State Government and the Managing Director of Kerala Water Authority.
Funding
The Minister said that the first instalment of the funds would be handed over to the municipalities next week itself. The Government has already initiated steps to constitute a technical advisory group and a monitoring committee at the municipality level to oversee the implementation of the project.
Under the Uidssmt, drinking water projects are already being executed in Alappuzha and Payyanur municipalities.
In all, projects worth Rs 339.4 crore were being undertaken under Uidssmt in the State, the Minister said.
