The Pioneer 25.11.2010
Three proposals find their place at BMC’s general council meetStaff Reporter | Bhopal
Of the total eight proposals brought in the general council of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC), only three managed to find their way after amendments while the others were placed on the backburner by the council.
The proposals that met the nod, included one dealing with the revised budget of the Corporation for the remaining two quarters of the current fiscal.
The Congress which holds a majority in the council cleared the proposal after getting development fund of ward Corporators increased to `10 lakh. The upper limit of the tenders sanctioned at the zonal level was also revised to `4 lakh.
Similarly, the proposal dealing with allotment of land for setting up a police station at the Coal and Timber Market in Nishatpura was okayed amid discussions of the BMC not been able to recover the property tax of other land areas allotted to the police. Only administrative nod was accorded to the proposal for the construction of 129 rooms at Government schools in the State capital. There is difference in cost of per room budget prepared by BMC and district education authorities.
Corporators argued that the BMC should not bear the additional cost of the project, at which MiC member Krishna Mohan Soni said that concerned authorities are discussing the issue.
The proposal of constructing Anganwadi Centres in areas dominated by minority communities was returned by council since it did not carry the details like specific location and size of these proposed centers.
While charging the MiC of not accepting the suggestions of the committee constituted to look into the transfer of Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT) from Bhopal Development Authority (BDA), the council held that the BMC should hold the transfer process till the recommendations of the committee are not fulfilled by the BDA.
Notably, the demand of making yearly payment of `1 crore as maintenance for three years was made by the Corporation to BDA, apart from getting the work at the ISBT certified and allowing operations of inter district buses from the terminus.
Mayor Krishna Gaur assured the council that all three demands have been accepted by the BDA and that the transfer would be completed only after ensuring the financial interests of the Corporation.
The two proposals for which committees were constituted in the council included- one dealing with increasing the lease of Iqbal Nagar Colony and the other that will be responsible for making wastewater recycling systems mandatory for upcoming commercial establishments.
A proposal for organising a cultural event to mark the completion of one year of the council was separately cleared by the council. In this too, a committee comprising both BJP and Corporators was formed after discussions.
