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State committee okays Rs 654 cr for Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation JNNURM projects

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The Times of India              03.09.2013

State committee okays Rs 654 cr for Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation JNNURM projects

VISAKHAPATNAM: Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) commissioner MV Satyanarayana said that the state steering committee (SSC) of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) had approved Rs 654.40 crore worth of projects proposed by the civic body. The SSC headed by chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy approved the project proposals at a meeting in Hyderabad on Monday, the GVMC chief, who attended the meet, told media persons here soon after flying in from Hyderabad. The proposed projects include a 24-hour water supply project in the north, west and central parts of the city at an estimated cost of Rs 326 crore, laying of a pipeline for the Raiwada water supply project at a cost of Rs 319 crore and another water supply project exclusively in Gajuwaka at a cost of Rs 9.40 crore. The projects will be forwarded to JNNURM central committee. 

 

Clearance for civic projects

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The Hindu               28.06.2013

Clearance for civic projects

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Local bodies have won clearance for 1,97,105 projects worth Rs.9,920.58 crore for the current financial year, Panchayat Minister M.K. Muneer has said.

Dr. Muneer said in a release here on Thursday that this included projects worth Rs.1,141.89 crore in the productive sector, Rs.5,002.77 crore in the service sector and Rs.3,776.12 crore in the infrastructure development sector. Projects worth Rs.9,057.68 crore were submitted for approval in 2012-13. There was an increase of Rs.864 crore this year. Thiruvananthapuram Corporation submitted 598 projects for Rs.171.03 crore, Kollam 784 projects for Rs.113.12 crore, Kochi 1,123 projects for Rs.131.91 crore, Thrissur 597 projects for Rs.49.86 crore, and Kozhikode 1,351 projects for Rs.129.71 crore.

 

JNNURM grant of Rs 26.83cr for Mapusa

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The Times of India               19.06.2013

JNNURM grant of Rs 26.83cr for Mapusa

MAPUSA: Development of Mapusa city will get a boost as the Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) will receive funds in a fortnight under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) aimed at improving infrastructure, transport, drainage and roads, etc.

"We have already received the state government's approval, the central government has also approved 26.83 crore fund under the JNNURM scheme," said MMC chairperson Sudhir Kandolkar. "The municipality is likely to receive the fund in a fortnight," he added. The council sent the proposal to the state government after the council meeting decided on various projects for the development of Mapusa.

"The spending will focus on Mapusa's development. Projects like construction of new roads, gutters, footpaths, road-widening wherever possible will be undertaken to utilize the funds," Kandolkar said.

JNNURM is a massive city-modernization scheme launched by the government of India under the ministry of urban development. It is a unique project dedicated to the redevelopment of India's cities, as India has traditionally focused on development of rural areas. Project could be taken up and funded like water supply, storm drains, widening and strengthening road network, solid waste management, etc.

 


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