The Pioneer 23.05.2013
RMC approves Rs2 cr for prettier ponds
The amount was sanctioned at the first meeting of the newly constituted board of the civic body held on Wednesday. The board proposed budget for the financial year 2013-14 which provided for an expenditure of Rs52.32 crores against an income of Rs60.49 crore.
In a bid to provide “convenient and cost-effective’ transportation to commuters, the civic body has decided to buy 10 low-floor AC/diesel buses and 20 standard non-AC/diesel buses. Taking a note of dysfunctional electric crematorium, RMC sanctioned Rs15.6 lakhs for energy and other expenses of the crematorium and also Rs17.20 lakhs were sanctioned for fogging machines.
As per the provisions under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) RMC sanctioned 25 per cent of its income (Rs9.33 crores) for basic service to the Urban Poor. The amount will be spent in mounting vapour lights on electric poles, repairing roads, water supply pipes, drains and constructing public toilets.
In the meeting the RMC iterated its resolve to make available water connection to every household and decided to sanction water connection with any proof of identity and made it clear that users will not be required to submit their holding numbers for getting water connection, which hitherto was mandatory.
“Any identity proof will serve the purpose. To mark the decision to sanction water connection without asking for holding numbers we are going to issue water connection on the basis of new provisions to at least one user on Thursday at 11am,” said deputy mayor S Vijayvargiya.
Besides, RMC also sanctioned Rs55 lakhs for construction of roads and Rs10 lakhs each for construction of drains and culverts across the city.
The board also took a conscious decision to sanction Rs6 lakhs for issuing gloves, boots and uniforms to its labourers.
With a view to ensure that rickshaw-pullers could reap maximum benefit of the welfare schemes run by Government the civic body decided to issue licences to them.
The foot path vendors are one of the major sources of traffic nuisances.
In order to organise and place them in a certain place the corporation has chosen 13 places in city and is developing them as vending zones. A sum of Rs36 lakhs has been sanctioned for raising amenities at the vending zones.
