The Hindu 01.12.2009
Corporation Council passes 56 resolutions at meeting
Staff Reporter
CHENNAI: A total of 56 resolutions, including one for receiving a loan of Rs.150 crore from the Tamil Nadu Urban Development Fund for development of stormwater drains in the city, were adopted at a Chennai Corporation Council meeting on Monday.
Other resolutions included those approving construction of a four-lane bridge connecting Rajiv Gandhi Salai and Indira Nagar. The bridge with a 15.3-m carriageway and two 2.25-m-wide footpaths would be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs.3.18 crore.
The Council also passed a resolution approving payment of Rs.13.95 crore as compensation to the owners of the over 28 grounds acquired for the Ganesapuram flyover project. A resolution on convening the executive committee meeting of the all-India Mayors’ conference was also adopted. Councillor of Ward 16 S.Meena stressed the need for increasing the number of days of computer training for the councillors. She said groundwater in Royapuram and Harbour were becoming unfit for use. She urged the civic body to use the water from the stormwater drains for recharging the groundwater table. Measures for mosquito control had to be more effective, she said.
Councillor of Ward 134 Sathyamurthy said the Corporation should ban plastics. Verification of rainwater harvesting structures in all buildings has to be taken up, he added. The repair work on damaged roads has to be completed at the earliest, he said.
Replying to a query of a councillor, Mayor M. Subramanian said a total of 2,160 dogs had been captured last month for sterilisation.
The tender for construction of a 2.4-km-long canal connecting Virugambakkam canal and Cooum River under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission scheme would be floated shortly, he said. Bids from contractors for construction of stormwater drains in Valluvar Kottam High Road and Sterling Road would also be invited soon, he said.
The council congratulated the Mayor on the successful intervention by the civic body for providing civic amenities for persons with disability. Chennai Corporation is set to receive an award from the President for its services to persons with disability.
The council resolution also stressed the need for emulation of the Singapore model in cleaning of the Cooum River. Opposition leader Saidai P.Ravi said the parks in the city should have adequate lighting. Solar energy could be tapped for the purpose, he said.
