The Hindu 16.11.2010
Fund allocation for sewage pipeline project increased
| Estimated cost of 90-km drainage hiked by nearly Rs. 30 crore |
raising an issue:R.Chandramohan, Chairperson, presiding over the municipal meeting in Nagapattinam on Monday. —
NAGAPATTINAM: The fund allocated for the Nagapattinam underground drainage scheme has been raised by nearly a whopping Rs. 30 crore. The estimated cost for the 90-km sewerage pipeline project has been increased from Rs.49.43 crore to Rs.79.31 crore. The estimates have been hiked partly because of the escalation costs and also to provide technology transfer for sewage treatment.
The Municipal Council meeting presided over by Chairman Chandramohan, here on Monday adopted a resolution giving its sanction for the same.
DMK councillor Jothi Rama wanted to know the reasons for sanctioning additional fund of Rs.14 crore for the electrical crematorium project.
According to the councillor, estimated Rs.34 crore has already been sanctioned to the contractor concerned, but the works were temporarily halted.
Under such circumstances, the Municipality has sanctioned an additional allocation, the councillor stated. Commissioner K. Sivakumar said the sanction was made only after works were met for the earlier allotment.
The corruption charges resurfaced again towards the allocations made for renovation of the Nagore park near the Silladi Dargah on the beach. The park established by an American NGO was left to ruins, until the Nagapattinam Municipality allotted Rs.16 lakh to renovate it. Shahul Hameed of the DMK cried foul, stating that the work accomplished does not commensurate with the fund allotted.
Tamim Ansari of the Communist Party of India (CPI) called attention to the yet-to-be-inaugurated public toilet that was constructed at a cost of Rs.10 lakh in Nagore.
