The Hindu 04.12.2013
MCC approves integrated bulk water supply scheme
The Mysore City Corporation (MCC) council on Tuesday approved the Rs. 327-crore integrated bulk water supply scheme for Mysore proposed near Hale Undavadi, around 2 km upstream of the Krishnaraja Sagar, under the transition phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
The scheme has been planned keeping in view the drinking water needs of Mysore city for the next 30 years.
The Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Board had submitted the proposal based on suggestions from authorities at the JNNURM office, New Delhi.
MCC Commissioner P.G. Ramesh told The Hindu a detailed project report would be submitted to the Centre through the State agencies for final approval under JNNURM.
Earlier, the councillors took officials to task for “not properly estimating the costs for some projects, particularly drinking water projects, under JNNURM.” When an official admitted “lapse” in the estimates, the councillors questioned the seriousness of the officials in preparing the proposals. The council decided to seek grants for bearing the costs (contribution from the corporation as stipulated) from the government towards the projects whose cost estimates had escalated.
