Deccan Herald 03.09.2013
State proposes 61 JnNURM projects
projects for Bangalore and Mysore under the Jawaharlal Nehru National
Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM).
The projects include
grade separators, public transport, storm water drains, etc. The
estimated cost of the projects is Rs 5,265.22 crore, Minister for Urban
Development, Vinay Kumar Sorake, said here on Monday.
The
projects have been vetted by the Karnataka Urban Infrastructure
Development Finance Corporation (KUIDFC) and submitted to the Union
government for approval, officials said. The KUIDFC Managing Director,
Darpan Jain, said that some of the projects might be approved soon.
already approached the Union ministers, including Minister for Urban
Development Kamal Nath, and the Secretary for Ministry of Urban
Development, Sudhir Krishna, in that regard.
Key projects
Some
key projects for Bangalore include the installation of metres to keep
tabs on huge loss of water during supply to citizens.
The
proposal by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) aims
to set up more bulk flow metres to monitor water supply in and around
the City.
Besides, the BWSSB has proposed to repair the TK Halli
reservoir as it is in a dilapidated condition at present. The Bruhat
Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has submitted fresh proposals to
remodel the primary and secondary storm water drains (SWD).
The JnNURM scheme of remodelling SWDs along the four valleys of Bangalore had previously hit several roadblocks and was stalled.
The total grant provided by the Centre for the project and which literally went down the drain was Rs 192 crore.
The
minister acknowledged that several problems, including the dearth of
contractors, posed hurdles to completion of the projects.
On the
proposal to upgrade Tumkur, Shimoga and Bijapur to municipal
corporations, Sorake said the matter was before the State cabinet.
If approved, the government would allocate Rs 100 crore to each city for development, he said.
On
the suburban rail project for Bangalore, it is said the State
government has proposed to the Centre that the cost be shared in 67:33
per cent cost ratio, with the latter contributing the larger amount.
The Centre, however, has not given its approval yet.
The project will be spread across 440 kilometres with five lines connecting Bangalore with Tumkur, Ramanagara, Bangarpet, etc.