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740 cr. for underground sewage in Nellore

Monday, 17 August 2009 06:27 administrator
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The Hindu - Andhra Pradesh 17.08.2009

740 cr. for underground sewage in Nellore

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NELLORE: The Municipal Corporation of Nellore (MCN) will soon submit a report to the State government for Rs.740 crore for taking up underground sewerage system and Storm Water Drainage (SWD) projects in Nellore city, said Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister Anam Ramnarayana Reddy.

Speaking at a review meeting with the officials here on Sunday, the Minister said the State and Central governments are taking up the works under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) which was being implemented in other cities in the State. NCPE Infrastructure Private Limited, managing director S.M. Subhani, who is taking up the projects, submitted the detailed project reports prepared for sewerage and SWD for the next 30 years (up to 2041) for a population of 8.12 lakh.

The underground sewerage system would be taken up at a cost of Rs. 404 crore and the SWD with an estimation of Rs. 336 crore, he said. Mr. Subhani explained that the city was divided into five zones for the underground drainage system. For Storm Water Drainage, NCPE has identified 27 catchment areas and the consultancy has proposed to construct new drainages along 400 km with Rs.155 crore.

Last Updated on Monday, 17 August 2009 06:29
 

SC Corporation outlay for 2009-10 is Rs. 18.52 cr.

Monday, 17 August 2009 06:13 administrator
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The Hindu - Andhra Pradesh 17.08.2009

SC Corporation outlay for 2009-10 is Rs. 18.52 cr.

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Government subsidy is Rs. 3.23 crores

 

Number of beneficiaries is 11,159

Corporation to monitor utilisation of loan

Kakinada: The SC Corporation has pegged its plan outlay for 2009-10 at Rs 18.52 crores and the number of beneficiaries at 11,159. Included in the plan figure is a State Government subsidy of Rs 3.23 crores, subsidy from other departments amounting to Rs 7.73 crores and Rs 6.78 crores of bank loans. The beneficiaries’ contribution is put at Rs 16.22 lakhs. The current year (2009-10)’s outlay is Rs 3.26 crores less than that of the previous year (2008-09), which was Rs 21.78 crores. However, 2008-09 target was exceeded by Rs 9.81 crores, which was 145 percent (Rs 31.59 crores) of the target (Rs 21.78 crores).

Some of the highlights of the 2009-10 plan are: Rs 1.18 crores for self-employment units to 220 beneficiaries with a maximum subsidy of Rs 30,000 per unit, bank loan of Rs 2.70 crores to 4,050 self-help groups member belonging to Scheduled Castes, power tillers with a subsidy of Rs 30,000 each by the SC Corporation and Agriculture Department, Rs 1.28 crores for providing irrigation facilities in 390 acres of land and giving training to 1,820 beneficiaries and Rs 8.12 crores for land development schemes in association with District Water Management Agency, Agriculture, Horticulture and Irrigation Department and AP-Transco.

While releasing the SC Corporation Action Plan, Social Welfare Minister Pilli Subhaschandra Bose said 1,13,116 SC beneficiaries got their loans amounting to Rs 49.14 crores waived. The Corporation was asked to act not merely as a loan giver but to ensure that the financial assistance extended by it was properly utilized. It was supposed to provide a subsidy of 50 per cent or Rs 30,000 whichever is higher to the beneficiaries whose activities needed to be monitored regularly. The Agriculture Department was advised to encourage SC youth to take up agricultural activities.

Last Updated on Monday, 17 August 2009 06:25
 

Waiting for the Mahatma

Saturday, 15 August 2009 09:54 administrator
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The New Indian Express 15.08.2009

Waiting for the Mahatma

Express News Service


AWAITING INDEPENDENCE: Wrapped in cloth, Mahatma Gandhi's statue has been standing near the Town Hall Circle in Mysore.
MYSORE: The differences between the Mysore City Corporation (MCC) Mayor and MCC Commissioner's office over the unveiling of Mahatma Gandhi's statue at Gandhi Square Circle on August 15 came into full view, on Friday. Mayor Purushotham wants the statue to be unveiled on August 15, while the officials, according to him, is showing scant interest. Purushotham told reporters on Friday that he had informed the senior officials, including Commissioner Raykar, two weeks ago that Gandhi's statue should be unveiled on Independence Day. "The statue has been kept under wraps for more than 10 months now. If we delay it any further, we will have to suffer the wrath of an already enraged public", he said. Accusing the officials of indifference, the Mayor said he will go ahead with his plan to garland the statue.

It may be recalled that the statue was set to be unveiled on October 2, 2008, only for the event to be cancelled in the wake of senior freedom fighter Sitaram Iyengar's death.

Ever since, the Mahatma's statue has been awaiting its independence.

Mayor to boycott celebrations

The Mayor will go on a dharna after garlanding the Mahatma's statue at Gandhi Square on August 15. He will also boycott the Independence Day celebrations to protest "the indifference of MCC authorities and the dishonour shown towards the Mayor". He told Express that he would also boycott the hoisting of national flag at the corporation premises.

He said: "The statue will be unveiled by a child or a freedom fighter as the authorities have not followed my instructions to unveil the statue on the eve of I-Day."

Last Updated on Saturday, 15 August 2009 10:03
 
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