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The Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) have received administrative approval for works worth about 7.94 crore under the 14th Finance Commission, besides a further Rs 5 crore towards Solid Waste Management from the Directorate of Municipal Administration (DMA) for the garbage site at Sada.
Stating this to the media on Wednesday, MMC Chief Officer Agnelo Fernandes said, “the Rs 7.94 cr are basic grants for Urban Local Bodies recommended by 14th Finance Commission to support and strengthen the delivery of basic civic services, including water supply, sanitation, septic management, sewage and solid waste management.”
“We can now definitely look forward to a lot of positive developmental works that will be taken up across all wards,” added Fernandes.
“In addition, this Council has been approved Rs 5 crore from the DMA towards the solid waste management for the garbage site at Sada.”
The chief officer said the 14th Finance Commission till date has granted Rs 18 crore, of which works worth Rs 14 crore have been approved including Approval to Financial approval.
“Estimates for the balance of about Rs 4 crore are underway. This is from November 17 till date,” added Fernandes.
“The MMC will see a lot of development in all 25 wards as we had prepared the estimates on war footing,” said the chief officer.
He informed that further estimates of Rs 3.5 crore have been prepared and sent to the Technical Sanction of GSUDA.
“Some of the works to be taken by MMC include construction of transfer station for municipal solid waste, 240 litre dustbins at various places in Ward 1 to 25, reconstruction of existing septic tanks and soakpit in Ward 21, Repairs work of MSW site at headland Sada in Ward 4, erection of shed to set up sorting station near MMC toilet at Adarshnagar, cleaning of existing drains at various places, providing interlocking pavers, construction of footpaths, construction of gutters and providing PCC, improvement of roads and improvement of open
spaces,” said Fernandes.
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MMC Chief Officer Agnelo Fernandes said that the Rs 7.94 cr are basic grants for Urban Local Bodies recommended by 14th Finance Commission to support and strengthen the delivery of basic civic services
These include water supply, sanitation, septic management, sewage and solid waste management
In addition, this Council has been approved Rs 5 crore from the DMA towards the solid waste management for the garbage site at Sada
He informed that further estimates of Rs 3.5 crore have been prepared and sent to the Technical Sanction of GSUDA
The chief officer also said that the 14th Finance Commission till date has granted Rs 18 crore
