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New Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation HQ to be opened on Feb 18

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The Times of India             01.02.2014 

New Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation HQ to be opened on Feb 18

NAVI MUMBAI: Sources at the civic body said the new Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) headquarters will be thrown open on February 18.

The much-delayed project had come under criticism due to its astounding Rs 155 crore cost and the civic body sanctioning in indiscriminately hacking trees to 'improve visibility'.

The date of the inauguration was also in doubt, as the civic body leaders wanted NCP supremo Sharad Pawar to do the honours. Corporators had held up a general assembly session with the demand the names of every single member of the council be engraved on a plaque outside the structure.

Deputy municipal commissioner J Sinnarkar affirmed the dates had been decided. "The new headquarters should be inaugurated on February 18. The final touch ups to the structure are underway," 

 

BMC officer Vishesh Garhpale inspects houses under JNNURM

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The Pioneer                31.01.2014

BMC officer Vishesh Garhpale inspects houses under JNNURM

The Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Vishesh Garhpale here on Thursday inspected houses being constructed under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) at Shabri Nagar. 

While inspecting Garhpale gave necessary instructions to the officials concerned.He asked the officials to seize the bricks and other construction materials used in the construction and to send it for an examination immediately and submit its report with him.

He further asked the officials to maintain cleanliness in the respective areas and also to clean the sewage lines of the area. He also asked them to prepare a scheme concerning the sewage network.

The BMC commissioner told the officials to begin the channelization of the sewers and also to make proper arrangements at the exterior and interior parts of the site.

During the inspection, Chief Engineer Sunil Shrivastava, local corporator Santosh Kansana and other BMC officials were present.While inspecting Shabri Nagar and ongoing construction of the residents under JNNURM, Gharpale also inspected the sanitary facilities at the area.

He expressed discontentment on finding the sanitary facilities inappropriate and instructed the officials to maintain proper cleanliness at the area.He also said that if the area would not be facilitated with proper sanitation, stern action would be taken.He also instructed the officials to resolve the complaints of sewage lines and water supply lines in the area.

With the implementation of the instruction given by Garhpale, the BMC squad and sewage cleaning machine would be arrange to clean the sewers and the area.He then instructed the officials of different departments to coordinate with each other and complete the pending work within the time limit.

 

Cong thanks Sonia, PM for approving 330 buses

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The Pioneer                31.01.2014

Cong thanks Sonia, PM for approving 330 buses

The State Congress on Thursday has appreciated UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for approving a total of 303 city buses under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for Chhattisgarh’s cities. Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CGPCC) spokesperson Jaswant Claudius in a statement issued here stated that the JNNURM had encouraged planned development of selected cities in the country.

In this direction, the UPA Government without any discrimination approved crores of rupees for the ruling BJP Government for implementing many welfare programmes for the poor such as provision of housing, drinking water and  transport availability in Chhattisgarh, he said. Keeping in view the pressures of rising urban transportation needs, the UPA Government approved a total of 60 buses for Raipur, 110 for Durg-Bhilai, 50 for Bilaspur, 48 for Korba and 35 for Ambikapur, Claudius said. He said that the UPA Government had paid equal attention to the needs of the rural areas in tandem with the development of urban areas of Chhattisgarh.

 


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