Urban Administration and Development Minister Babulal Gaur has said that schemes being implemented under JNNURM should be completed within the time-limit. He directed to expedite construction of houses for slum dwellers under Basic Service to Urban Poor in Jabalpur and Ujjain.
Gaur addressed a meeting of State-level empowered committee of the Urban Administration Department today. At the meeting, 3 proposals worth about Rs250 crore were sanctioned for Jabalpur and Ujjain cities.
These included water supply and sewerage system in Jabalpur Cantt area and development of Mahakal area in Ujjain. Principal Secretary Urban Administration SPS Parihar and Commissioner Urban Administration Sanjay Shukla were also present on the occasion.
Gaur said that works under Centrally-sponsored schemes should be completed at the earliest.
He said that it becomes difficult to get new proposals sanctioned if ongoing works are delayed.
At the meeting, Rs64.74 crore water supply system proposal was sanctioned for Jabalpur Cantt area.
Through the scheme, 73,000 population in the city will get Narmada water. The scheme has been chalked out on the basis of projected population of year 2045.
Similarly, Rs85.60 crore proposal of industrial sewerage system was also sanctioned for Jabalpur Cantt area.
The existing sewerage system in the area is continuously harming environment and water resources.
At the meeting, sanction was also accorded to proposal worth Rs87.69 crore for upgradation of Mahakal and Gopal forest area. Under the scheme, shops and other facilities will be developed in Rudra Sagar and Maharajwada. These works will be accomplished before Simhastha-2016.
Sanction was also accorded to revised cost estimates for houses being constructed for the urban poor at Jabalpur and Ujjain. As many as 7560 pucca houses are being constructed in 4 slum areas in Jabalpur. Of these, over 2500 houses have been completed and allotted to beneficiaries.
In Ujjain, 1320 hoses are being constructed for the urban poor. Of these, 268 houses have been allotted. Works costing Rs92 crore and Rs50 crore are underway at Jabalpur and Ujjain, respectively.