The Hindu 07.08.2013
Water projects: GVMC favours PPP mode
Groaning under the burden of the 30 per cent
contribution of the urban local body for projects under the Jawaharlal
Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission and facing a financial crunch, GVMC
is exploring the option of PPP mode for two major water projects.
One
of them is the Raiwada project from which a pipeline is proposed to be
laid at a cost of Rs.370 crore. The State-level monitoring committee has
cleared it to be taken up with the spillover funds under which Rs.1250
crore has been apportioned to the mission cities in the State. The
Raiwada pipeline project has been sanctioned Rs.300 crore. The 58-km
pipeline from Raiwada project to the filtration plant at Narava is
expected to totally reduce loss due to evaporation and other natural
factors and pilferage. As of now, of the 27 mgd released at Raiwada,
only 16 mgd is being realised. “GVMC is no position to foot the 30 per
cent cost. Now we plan to involve industries so that they can foot the
cost and utilise 10 mgd of the water,” highly placed sources told
The Hindu
. After a presentation at the Central Monitoring and Sanctioning
Committee meeting in Delhi, a 24X7 water scheme with a cost of Rs.290
crore has been sanctioned for the northwest part of the city falling
under Visakhapatnam North MLA Tyanala Vijay Kumar’s constituency. GVMC,
which faced shortage of funds, has sought the State government’s
approval to take up the project in PPP mode. The private party that
foots the corporation share will be allowed to realise its investment
from the saving of water by introducing Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition and other such methods, say sources. A DPR has been prepared
indicating the period required for management by the private party. The
government has to recommend PPP mode and send it to the central
committee.
The municipal corporation is facing financial crunch Raiwada pipeline project is proposed with Rs. 370 crore The State government has to recommend the PPP mode.
