Abstract

Underground Sewerage Scheme (UGSS) - Thiruvarur Municipality - Implementation of UGSS at an estimated cost of Rs.39.26 crores to install and annual maintenance cost of Rs.68.00 lakhs – Revised Administrative Approval – Accorded.

Municipal Administration & Water Supply [MA3(2)] Department

G.O. (3D) No. 16
Dated: 1.9.2006

Read:

1.  G.O. (D) No.1, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Dated: 2.1.2001

2.  G.O.Ms.No.77, Municipal Administration and Water Supply
(MA-2) Department, Dated: 3.6.2005.

3.  From the Commissioner of Municipal Administration Lr.Roc.No.40427/2004/UGSS, Dated: 21.8.2006 

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ORDER :

In the G.O. 1^st read above the Government issued Administrative sanction for implementing UGSS in Thiruvarur Municipality with the financial assistance of Government of India.  

2. The Government made a policy announcement of providing Under Ground Sewerage Scheme in all Urban Local Bodies in a phased manner and in all district head quarter towns.  Thiruvarur Municipality is one of the District Headquarters Town. The Thiruvarur Municipal Council has decided to take up an UGSS and entrusted the investigation works and preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the UGSS to Tamil Nadu Water Supply & Drainage Board.  The Tamil Nadu Water Supply & Drainage Board has prepared a DPR for implementation UGSS in Thirurarur Municipality at a Total cost of Rs.39.26 Crores to install and annual maintenance cost of Rs.68.00 lakhs. The committee constituted by Government vide G.O.Ms.No.541, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Dated: 25.11.2000 for according Technical clearance has cleared the concept vide its minutes Dated:  14.1.2004.

3. The scheme is proposed to be implemented under TNUDP-III. The proposed financial tie up for the scheme is indicated below:-

The following deposit and tariff rates are recommended by TNUIFSL for the scheme:-

Graded structure based on plinth area

Domestic: 

Commercial:

4. The Thiruvarur Municipal Council in its Resolution No.3441, Dated: 21.8.2006 approved the project cost, annual maintenance, funding pattern and deposit and tariff rates as suggested by the TNUDF and to implement the project through Tamil Nadu Water Supply & Drainage Board.

5. The scheme has been placed before the State Level Project Sanctioning Committee with the recommendations of the Commissioner of Municipal Administration supported by Cash flow for the scheme with the deposit and tariff structure indicated at para 3 above. The State Level Project Sanctioning Committee has approved the scheme in its meeting held on 9.8.2006 and also recommended an additional grant of Rs.17.50 Crores in relaxation of the grants ceiling limit of Rs.10.00 crores based on the actual requirement for the scheme.

6. The Commissioner of Municipal Administration has requested the Government to accord administrative sanction for the scheme relaxing the guidelines issued in the G.O. second read above for provision of grant under GF-I of TNUDP, which limits the grant amount to a scheme such as this to 30% of the project cost subject to a maximum of Rs.10.00 crores, whereas the scheme requires an additional grant of Rs.17.50 crores.

7. The Government have carefully examined the recommendation of the Commissioner of Municipal Administration and the State Level Project Sanctioning Committee and hereby, in super session of orders issued in the G.O. 1^st read above, accord administrative approval for implementation of UGSS in Thiruvarur at an installation cost of Rs.39.26 crores (Rupees Thirty nine crores and twenty six lakhs only) and annual operation and maintenance cost of Rs.68.00 lakhs (Rupees sixty eight lakhs only).  The Government also sanction an additional grant of Rs.17.50 Crores (Rupees Seventeen crores and fifty lakhs only) in relaxation of the guidelines issued in the G.O. second read above (Para 2(iv) & (v) in appendix 50 the G.O.) under TNUDP-III. The approval of the Government is subject to the following conditions:-

• The tariff and deposit structure would be decided by the Municipality and the lending institution concerned while finalizing the loan grant component of the project; and

• The Municipality should bear the shortfall if any, in the annual O&M cost and also the Interest During Construction and any other escalations in cost from its General Fund.

(By order of the Governor)

K. DEENABANDU,
Secretary to Government

To

The Commissioner, Thiruvarur Municipality, Thiruvarur.

The Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Chennai-600 005

The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Water Supply & Drainage Board, Chennai-600 005

The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, TNUIFSL, Chennai-600 017

The Director of Local Fund Audit, Kuralagam, Chennai-600 108

The Accountant General, Chennai - 600 018  

The Accountant General (Audit), Chennai- 600 018

The Resident Audit Officer, Chennai - 600 009.

Copy to

The Finance (MAWS) Department, Chennai-600 009.
The MAWS (MA-II) Department, Chennai-600 009
SF/SC.

// Forwarded / By Order  //

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Section Officer