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More outlay for health, sanitation

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The Hindu        24.03.2017 

More outlay for health, sanitation

Kozhikode Corporation Budget lays stress on education, infrastructure development

Health and sanitation received top attention in the 2017-18 corporation Budget which was presented on Thursday.

Presenting the Budget, Deputy Mayor and chairperson of the finance standing committee Meera Darshak said the civic body planned to improve the functioning of health centres in the city in such a way that the poor would have easy access to health care.

The Budget has set aside Rs. 1 crore for the establishment of a health complex at West Hill. More cleaning staff will be hired.

Efforts will be made to make the city plastic-free by setting up plastic shredding centres and reviving the plastic recycling unit at West Hill.

There is also a plan to impose penalties on those who use plastic of less than 50 micron thickness, Ms. Darshak said.

Stress has also been laid on welfare, education, and infrastructure development.

Surplus Budget

She presented a surplus Budget with a projected revenue of Rs. 398 crore and expenditure of Rs. 385 crore.

The revenue includes a carry-over amount of Rs. 32.55 crore from the previous financial year, revenue income of Rs. 199.67 crore, and capital income of Rs. 165.77 crore. The Budget proposes a surplus of Rs. 12.13 crore.

The Deputy Mayor also presented a revised Budget for the financial year 2016-17 with an income of Rs. 324.58 crore and expenditure of Rs. 292.02 crore. The hour-long Budget session was chaired by Mayor Thottathil Raveendran, who, in his introductory speech, stressed the need to regain public participation in local self-governance at a time when it was entering its second phase.

He urged the public, their representatives as well as officials to work in tandem to make the second phase of local self-governance a success.

Staff shortage

The Mayor pointed out that scarcity of staff was a major hurdle to the smooth functioning of the corporation office, and that appointment of more staffers was being considered.

He appreciated the efforts of the staff who often worked overtime for speedy disposal of files.

The Budget will be put to discussion on Friday and Saturday, at the end of which, it will be passed with amendments if any.

 

Budget: MCC submits wish list

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The Hindu       28.02.2017 

Budget: MCC submits wish list

A file photo of the Devaraja Market in Mysuru.  

Civic body’s priority is to reconstruct Devaraja, Vani Vilas, and Mandi markets

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah may have to set aside a whopping amount in the forthcoming Budget to fulfil the wish of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), which has submitted a long wish list to realise some its dream projects. It appears that the corporation’s priority is to reconstruct the city’s three heritage markets – Devaraja Market, Vani Vilas Market and Mandi Market – and Lansdowne Building.

While an allocation of Rs. 80 crore has been sought for the Devaraja Market, Rs. 25 crore each has been sought for the Vani Vilas and the Mandi markets. A sum of Rs. 30 crore has been sought for Lansdowne’s restoration.

The MCC has also proposed two new solid waste recycling plants (compost units) – at Kesare and Rayankere –at a cost of Rs. 25 crore each.

“Mysuru city generates around 410-430 tonnes of solid waste daily. Half of it is recycled into compost and the rest remains at the sewage farm. To reprocess the leftover waste, we thought of putting up two new plants, each capable of handling 150 tonnes,” said MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha.

Speaking to The Hindu , Mr Jagadeesha said there were many missing links in the UGD lines with many new layouts coming up across the city.

Sewage from many areas does not join the three Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) – at Vidyaranyapuram, Rayankere and Kesare – because of these missing links. The MCC has therefore proposed to connect the links and help complete the UGD network, he said. “This will also stop sewage flow into the water bodies such as Dalvoy Lake,” the commissioner replied.

The MCC has also sought Rs. 35.75 crore as land acquisition cost for the proposed drinking water project at Hale Undawadi.

The KUWSDB had prepared the Rs. 320-crore project to add 300 million litres per day (MLD) of water to the city and nearby villages.

A few other proposals had been listed in the memorandum submitted to the CM by an MCC team in Bengaluru recently.


Mysuru’s wishes

  • Devaraja Market: Rs. 80 crore

  • Lansdowne Building: Rs. 30 crore

  • Mandi Market: Rs. 25 crore

  • Vani Vilas Market: Rs. 25 crore

  • 2 solid waste recycling plants: Rs. 50 crore

  • Widening of stretches of Irwin Road: Rs. 40 crore

  • Connecting missing links of underground drainage: Rs. 75 crore

  • Aquarium complex project: Rs. 15 crore

  • Land acquisition cost for Hale Undawadi project: Rs. 35.75 crore

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    Udupi CMC adopts Rs. 1.5 cr. surplus budget

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    The Hindu      31.01.2017  

    Udupi CMC adopts Rs. 1.5 cr. surplus budget

    The Udupi City Municipal Council (CMC) adopted a surplus budget of Rs. 1.5 crore for the fiscal year 2017-18 at its general body meeting here on Monday.

    The budget presented by CMC president Meenakshi Bannanje showed the total receipts at Rs. 100.72 crore, while the expenditure has been projected at Rs. 99.22 crores.

    The budget has set aside Rs. 2.81 crore for the welfare of the SCs, STs.

    This includes construction of toilets, underground drainage system, water supply connection, providing electricity, health insurance, repair and construction of community halls, and anganwadis.

    An amount of Rs. 95 lakh had been allocated for enhancing greenery in the city.

    Six new gardens would be developed in different parts of the city, including Kalmady Bridge, Bailoor, Kodavoor, Lakshmi Nagar, Kasturba Nagar, and Indira Nagar. Saplings would be planted in every municipal ward to increase green cover.

    An amount of Rs. 21 crore has been allocated for the repair and construction of roads, drains and footpaths, while an amount of Rs. 1.33 crore has been set aside for repair and construction of storm water drains along the roads.

    To facilitate smooth movement of vehicles and pedestrians, new traffic circles would be constructed at Beedinagudde, Mission Compound, End Point Junction, Brahmagiri ,and Narayana Guru Mandira under the Public Private Participation (PPP) mode.

    As the present CMC office was facing constraints of space, a new CMC office would be constructed on one acre of land where the Old Taluk Office was located here. The total cost of this project was estimated at Rs. 10 crore. The CMC had decided to allot Rs. 2 crore from its funds for this purpose.

    Three hi-tech bus stands would be constructed at Malpe, Manipal, and Udupi. The Detailed Project Report for the construction of the hi-tech bus stand at Manipal was ready.

    Since people were found to be continuously violating rules and throwing garbage in public places, the CMC would install CCTV cameras in select places to identify persons who were throwing garbage and impose fines on them.

    The weekly market being held at Santhekatte close to National Highway 66 was being shifted to place near Veerabhadra Temple and a market building would be developed there at a cost of Rs. 1.5 crore, Ms. Bannanje further said.

     


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