ABSTRACT

Under Ground Sewerage Scheme (UGSS) – Sivagangai Municipality – Implementation of Under Ground Sewerage Scheme at an estimated cost of Rs.19.82 crores and annual maintenance cost of Rs.34.83 lakhs – Administrative Approval – Accorded.

MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND WATER SUPPLY (MA.III) DEPARTMENT

G.O.(D)NO.200.
DATED: 12.6.2006

READ:

1. G.O.Ms.No.77, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA.II) Department, dated 3.6.2005.

2. From the Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Letter No.65011/ 2003/WS3, dated 9.1.2006.

3. From the Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Letter No.65011/ 2003/WS3, dated 16.2.2006.

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ORDER:

The Government have proposed to implement underground sewerage Schemes in all district head quarters towns.  The Sivagangai Municipal Council entrusted the investigation works and preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Under Ground Sewerage Scheme to a private Consultant through Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited .  The Consultant has prepared a Detailed Project Report for implementation Under Ground Sewerage Scheme in Sivagangai at an estimated cost of Rs.19.82 crores and annual maintenance of Rs.34.83 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 18.5.2004.).

2. The scheme is proposed to be implemented under Tamil Nadu Urban Development Project-III.  The financial tie up for the scheme is indicated below:-

The following deposit and tariff rates are recommended by Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited for the scheme:-

Graded structure based on plinth area:

Domestic

Commercial

3. The Sivagangai Municipal Council in its Resolution No.2093, dated 25.1.2006 approved the project cost, annual maintenance and funding pattern.  In Resolution No.2094, dated 2.2.2006 the deposit and tariff rates as suggested by the Tamil Nadu Urban Development Fund was approved by the Municipal Council.

4. 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.  The State Level Project Sanctioning Committee has approved the scheme in its meeting held on 21.12.2005 and also recommended that relaxation of the grants ceiling limit of Rs.10.00 crores based on the actual requirement for the scheme.  The Commissioner of Municipal Administration has requested the Government to accord administrative sanction for the scheme relaxing the guide lines issued in the G.O. first read above for provision of grant under GF-I of Tamil Nadu Urban Development Project, 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.3.50 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 approval for implementation of Under Ground Sewerage Scheme in Sivagangai at an installation cost of Rs.19.82 crores (Rupees Nineteen crores and eighty two lakhs only) and an annual maintenance charges of Rs.34.83 lakhs (Rupees Thirty Four Lakhs and eighty three Thousand only)  in relaxation of the guidelines issued in the G.O. first read above (Para 2(iv) and (v) in Appendix to the G.O. first read above) a grant of Rs.9.45 crores (Rupees Nine crores and forty five lakhs only) is sanctioned to the scheme under Tamil Nadu Urban Development Project-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 of Municipal Administration, Chennai-600 005.

The Commissioner, Sivagangai Municipality, Sivagangai.

The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited, Chennai-600 017.

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

The Accountant General, Chennai-600 018.

The Accountant General (Audit), Chennai-108.

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

-/Forwarded by Order/-

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