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The metamorphosis of a garbage dump into an ecological hub

Monday, 22 December 2014 07:11 administrator
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The Hindu       22.12.2014   

The metamorphosis of a garbage dump into an ecological hub

EDMC plans to make Shahdara Lake a recreational site

Imagine sitting by the blue waters of a lake in East Delhi, surrounded by manicured gardens, listening to live music and sampling a range of cuisines. With its redevelopment of Shahdara Lake, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation is hoping to create just that — an ecological and recreational hub at a spot that resembles a garbage dump today.

Over the weekend, the EDMC officially started its long-overdue project to revive the 14-acre lake and its surroundings. Once complete, the area will have playgrounds for children, lawns to host parties, an amphitheatre for live shows, a food court and a meditation garden. It will even have a walkway for those coming from the nearby Welcome metro station.

The area is currently being used by locals to throw garbage and includes many encroachments. Central to the plan is a water body with its own ecosystem and a natural waste-water treatment plant based on Phytorid technology, which uses plants for absorption.

According to area councillor Harsh Deep Malhotra, the first phase of the project will take nine months and cost Rs.22 lakh. He added that the development of the gardens and recreational areas will only start after the water treatment is completed in the first phase.

A senior EDMC official said the project was first proposed in 2012. The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute was roped in to draw up the plans.

The Delhi Government through its Trans-Yamuna Development Board had cleared a budget of Rs.22 crore for the project.

“This project is ultimately on the move after facing a lot of hindrances. It is dream come true for us,” said EDMC Mayor Meenakshi.

While the water treatment work has been started by NEERI, it remains to be seen when the cash-strapped EDMC gets the remaining funds for its ambitious project.

Central to the project is a water body with its own ecosystem and a natural waste-water treatment plant based on Phytorid technology, which uses plants for absorption

 

Mandya CMC to soon take up several development projects

Monday, 22 December 2014 05:46 administrator
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Mandya CMC to soon take up several development projects

It plans to spend 4.82 crore on these schemes

The number of vehicles plying on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway that passes through Mandya has increased enormously, necessitating improvementof certain facilities.
The number of vehicles plying on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway that passes through Mandya has increased enormously, necessitating improvementof certain facilities.

The Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DELT) and the Mandya City Municipal Council (CMC) have proposed to take up developmental projects in the congested areas of the city.

To this end, the CMC has prepared a detailed project report (DPR) pertaining to various developmental schemes and submitted it to the DELT, which would be funding 60 per cent of the cost.

The CMC will bear the remaining cost of the project. In association of the directorate, the civic authority will construct a pedestrian over-bridge near the Saint John’s Church on Bengaluru-Mysuru highway; a hawkers’ zone near the Mandya Urban Development Authority layout on the Mandya-Nagamangala highway and several bus-bays, R. Prathap, Executive Engineer of the CMC, told The Hindu. The proposed over-bridge will be the first one to be constructed here. The council was aiming at improving coordination in planning and implementation of urban transport projects, N.M. Shashikumar, Commissioner of Mandya CMC, told this correspondent.

Urbanisation could become successful only with effective urban transport system. Therefore, with the help of the directorate, the CMC would improve the circles and pavements across the city, he said.

A sum of Rs. 4.82 crore would be spent on these projects.

A high-level team from DELT would visit Mandya in the first week of January to examine the feasibility of the projects, Mr. Prathap said.

Schemes include construction of an over-bridge and a few bus-bays

Detailed project report prepared by CMC has been submitted to DELT

 

MCC steps in to repair Valmiki Road

Monday, 22 December 2014 05:43 administrator
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MCC steps in to repair Valmiki Road

Road’s condition worsened after it was dug up to lay UGD pipes

Valmiki Road, an arterial road that connects the busy Hunsur and KRS roads here, has turned from bad to worse after it was dug up for laying underground drainage (UGD) pipes.

Motorists loath to take this road, due to the risks involved in driving on pothole-filled road. The road’s condition worsened after it was dug up to lay pipes for diverting sewage flow from areas like Paduvarahalli into Kukkarahalli Lake.

The Mysore City Corporation (MCC) and the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) have joint responsibility of repairing the road. As the MCC had laid the UGD pipes and apparently left it patchy without leveling for asphalting, the MUDA, which has taken the task of widening the road, had adopted a “wait and watch” approach.

MCC Commissioner C.G. Betsurmath on Sunday inspected the road with a team of officials and instructed them to complete the work on leveling the remaining portion of the road immediately.

He also asked them to immediately clear the footpath of the unused concrete structures left on the path, to pave way for road widening.

The Commissioner asked engineers from the environmental wing of the MCC to clear the garbage dumped on the roadside and issue a warning to nearby residents o dispose waste properly.

Valmiki Road, an arterial road that connects the busy Hunsur and KRS roads here, has turned from bad to worse after it was dug up for laying underground drainage (UGD) pipes.

Motorists loath to take this road, due to the risks involved in driving on pothole-filled road. The road’s condition worsened after it was dug up to lay pipes for diverting sewage flow from areas like Paduvarahalli into Kukkarahalli Lake.

The Mysore City Corporation (MCC) and the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) have joint responsibility of repairing the road. As the MCC had laid the UGD pipes and apparently left it patchy without leveling for asphalting, the MUDA, which has taken the task of widening the road, had adopted a “wait and watch” approach.

MCC Commissioner C.G. Betsurmath on Sunday inspected the road with a team of officials and instructed them to complete the work on leveling the remaining portion of the road immediately.

He also asked them to immediately clear the footpath of the unused concrete structures left on the path, to pave way for road widening.

The Commissioner asked engineers from the environmental wing of the MCC to clear the garbage dumped on the roadside and issue a warning to nearby residents to dispose waste properly.

MUDA, which has taken up the task of road widening, was waiting for leveling for asphalting to be done

 
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