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Kozhikode corporation to set up waste plant at Njeliyanparamba

Monday, 17 June 2013 12:14 administrator
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The Times of India                17.06.2013

Kozhikode corporation to set up waste plant at Njeliyanparamba

KOZHIKODE: Kozhikode corporation has decided to float tenders to set up an advanced treatment plant at Njeliyanparamba trenching ground. The delay from the part of the state government in finalizing an agency to set up an advanced waste plant at the trenching ground even after a year has forced the civic body to find its own way to resolve the waste problem.

The growing protests from a section of people against extending the period of treatment plant run by New Delhi based Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) at Njeliyanparamba has also made the civic body to find an amicable solution at the earliest.

"Despite extending all the support from our part, we are yet to receive any information about the proposed advanced treatment plant announced by the state government," said mayor A K Premajam. "We have decided to float tender for an advanced plant considering the prevailing situation. The tender will be floated after holding discussions with the officials concerned," said the mayor.

Though the state government had announced setting up of an advanced treatment plant at the trenching ground under PPP model, nothing has been finalized so far.

The trenching ground is situated on an 18-acre plot and the contract of the company that was entrusted to run it for a period of five years ended on June 15, 2013.

Health standing committee chairperson Janamma Kunjunni said that the civic body didn't have any other option, but inking a new agreement with the IL&FS till the setting up of a plant at the trenching ground.

"The contract will be for a period of two years or till the new plant is ready. The company will pay Rs 40,000 per month, which will be revised after one year. The new contract will be valid till an advanced plant comes up at the trenching ground," said Janamma Kunjunni.

The delay on the part of the state government in finalizing an agency to set up a plant at the trenching ground forced the civic body to find its own way. 

 

Civic body to hand over Rs 3.34 cr for city sewage treatment plant

Friday, 14 June 2013 10:06 administrator
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Deccan Chronicle                14.06.2013

Civic body to hand over Rs 3.34 cr for city sewage treatment plant

Kochi: The corporation council has decided to give Rs 3.34 cr for acquiring land for the Elamkulam sewage treatment plant. The civic body had to modify some of its other plan project proposals for fiscal 2013–2014, to find out the amount needed for land acquisition. The civic body would have had to shelve the project had the funds for land acquisition not been given.

The Union Government had made it clear that the proposed Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) funded sewage treatment plant couldn’t be initiated if land was not handed over in time. 

At a recent corporation council meeting, corporation secretary Ajith Patil had requested the council to allocate Rs 3.34 cr for acquiring land. “The Union Government has made it clear that additional funds could be provided only if land acquisition was complete. If the funds are not be handed over in 10 days, the project will have to be resubmitted”, the secretary said.

The second phase of the Elamkulam sewage plant meant for the central city area, has been a non starter for want of funds. Though the initial estimate was put at Rs 73 cr, it has gone up to Rs 153 cr now. JNNURM will provide the funds for laying the network of pipelines and other components of the project.

 

Nashik Municipal Corporation to construct 25 MLD sewage pumping station

Wednesday, 05 June 2013 12:26 administrator
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The Times of India             05.06.2013

Nashik Municipal Corporation to construct 25 MLD sewage pumping station

NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) will be converting its unused water pumping station at Old Gangapur Road into a 25 MLD sewage pumping station to divert the sewage in that area to Tapovan Sewage Treatment Plant (STP).

Explaining about the need to construct this sewage pumping station, superintending engineer of the underground sewerage department U B Pawar said, "Through this sewage treatment plant, we will be taking the sewage from the right bank to the left bank and will divert this to the sewage pipeline in Makhmalabad. From this pipeline, the sewage will be taken to the Tapovan STP for treatment. This is the solution for carrying excess sewage in this pipeline to the STP".

The Makhmalabad pipeline is big but often filled to capacity. This necessitated the construction of the sewage pumping station. The other option is to minimise the load on this pipeline through a parallel pipeline, which it is very difficult proposal.

"The pipeline would have to start from Goda Park and go downstream. It would damage the park and the construction works at Godavari river, the temples, etc. So we are diverting the sewage to the left bank. The sewage will be carried from Anandwalli village to Gangapur sewage pumping station that is coming from upstream," he said.

The earlier plan was to construct a new sewage treatment plant. But, the civic body has saved Rs 60 lakh by making use of the jack well at this spot to build the sewage pumping station.

The NMC has invited e-tenders of Rs 3 lakh from competent contractors for the civil and allied work for the sewage treatment plant. The detailed tender notice will be available on the NMC website from June 10. 

 
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