The Hindu 22.03.2011
Official inspects GVMC projects
Quality must get priority in all the projects taken up by the Greater
Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, AP Urban Finance and Infrastructure
Development Corporation Managing Director K. Bhoopal Reddy has said.
He inspected the work going on, on Asilmetta flyover,
sump-cum-pump house at Convent Junction, housing at Jnanapuram,
Gangulagedda regularisation, Tatipudi pipeline, Pendurti and Simhachalam
corridors and removal of encroachments on them on Monday morning.
In the evening, he saw the water supply works at
Duvvada, Laksmipuram reservoir meant for 32 merged villages, supply and
distribution work at Gajuwaka and housing at Pulaganipalem.
Mr. Bhoopal Reddy directed officials to make projects
operational only after completion of work in a satisfactory manner and
after third party verification.
Municipal Commissioner V.N. Vishnu, APUFIDC technical expert N.V. Rao and Chief Engineer B. Jayarami Reddy participated.
Pension scheme
Government has introduced a pension scheme on pilot
basis for construction workers in Visakhapatnam, Chittor and Mahbubnagar
districts, according to Municipal Commissioner V.N. Vishnu.
The scheme “Swavalamban” is meant for workers between 18
and 50 years of age. Special camps will be run from March 22 to 28 to
enrol in the scheme by paying an annual premium of Rs.200. The Labour
Board and the Union Government will pay Rs.1,000 each. If a worker joins
the scheme at the age of 18 years, he will get a maximum monthly
pension of Rs.3,391 after 60 years.
