The Hindu 17.12.2013
Mayor seeks funds from Finance Commission
Mayor V.V. Rajan Chellappa sought financial support for
operation and maintenance of underground sewerage and solid waste
management systems in the city at the 14{+t}{+h}Finance Commission
meeting held in Chennai on Monday. According to a release issued here,
the Mayor had sought funds to dispose of waste scientifically and
according to the Pollution Control Board norms.
He
asked the Commission to reduce the financial sharing of the project by
the urban local body to 10 per cent as the project cost was more than
its financial capacity.
Observing that the
implementation of most of the projects got delayed as the local bodies
were required to get clearance from several public sector departments
such as the railways, National Highways Authority of India and Airport
Authority of India, the Mayor urged the Centre to set up a single window
clearance system for all projects being executed with the financial
assistance of the government for their timely completion.