ABSTRACT

TNUDP III - Underground Sewerage Scheme (UGSS) - Tiruvannamalai Municipality - Implementation of UGSS Phase I at an estimated cost of Rs.28.93 crores to install and annual maintenance cost of Rs.85.80 lakhs – Administrative sanction – Accorded.

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

G.O. (3D) No. 19
Dated: 4.9.2006

Read:

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

2. From the Commissioner of Municipal Administration Lr.Roc.No.41813/2004/UGSS, Dated: 21.8.2006

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ORDER :

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 headquarters towns.   Tiruvannamalai Municipality is one of the District Headquarters Town. The Tiruvannamalai Municipal Council has decided to take up an Under Ground Sewerage System and entrusted the investigation works and preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Under Ground Sewerage Scheme to Tamil Nadu Water Supply & Drainage Board Board.  The Town consists of 39 wards.   It has been proposed to take up the scheme in 2 Phases.  The Tamil Nadu Water Supply & Drainage Board  has prepared a DPR for implementation of Under Ground Sewerage System for Tiruvannamalai Municipality at an estimated cost of Rs.28.93 Crores (Rupees Twenty eight crores and ninety three lakhs only) for Phase I and Rs.24.68 Crores (Rupees Twenty four crores and sixty eight lakhs only) for Phase II.  It has been proposed to implement the scheme in Phase I at an estimated cost of Rs.28.93 Crores (Rupees Twenty eight crores and ninety three lakhs only) to install and annual maintenance cost of Rs.85.80 lakhs at present.  The Under Ground Sewerage Scheme Phase I consists of 21 wards in Zone III in Tiruvannamalai Municipality.  The remaining 18 wards will be taken up subsequently in Phase II. The Committee constituted by Government in 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:  18.5.2004.

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

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

Graded structure based on plinth area

Domestic:

Commercial:

3. 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 2 above. The State Level Project Sanctioning Committee has approved the scheme in its meeting held on 9.8.2006 and also recommended a grant of Rs.7.50 Crores in relaxation of the grants ceiling limit of Rs.10.00 crores based on the actual requirement for the scheme, considering the poor financial status of the Tiruvannamalai Municipality.  The State Level Project Sanctioning Committee has also agreed with the views of Commissioner of Municipal Administration for all the cases where land availability is an issue, to speed up the Land Acquisition process by invoking the emergency clause under the Land Acquisition Act.

4. The Commissioner of Municipal Administration has stated that the scheme will be implemented by Tamil Nadu Water Supply & Drainage Board Board following World Bank procurement norms, and requested the Government to accord administrative sanction for the scheme relaxing the guidelines issued in the G.O. first 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.7.50 crores. 

5. The Government have carefully examined the recommendation of the Commissioner of Municipal Administration and the State Level Project Sanctioning Committee and hereby, accord administrative sanction for implementation of Under Ground Sewerage Schemeem Phase I in Tiruvannamalai at an installation cost of Rs.28.93 crores (Rupees twenty eight crores and ninety three lakhs only) and an annual operation and maintenance cost of Rs.85.80 lakhs (Rupees eighty five lakhs and eighty thousand only).  The Government also sanction a grant of Rs.16.18 Crores (Rupees sixteen crores and eighteen lakhs only) (i.e. Rs.8.68 Crores 10% of the project cost and Rs.7.50 Crores additional grant) in relaxation of the guidelines issued in the G.O. second read above (Para 2(iv) & (v) in appendix to the G.O.) under TNUDP-III considering the poor financial status of the Tiruvannamalai Municipality.

6. 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 of Municipal Administration, Chennai-600 005

The Commissioner, Tiruvannamalai Municipality, Tiruvannamalai.

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- 600 108.

Copy to

The Resident Audit Officer, Chennai-600 009.

The Finance (MAWS) Department, Chennai-600 009.

The MAWS (MA-2) Department, Chennai-600 009.

SF/SC.

// Forwarded / By Order  //

Section Officer.