MA&UD to spend ₹ 2,000 crore for civic works in municipalities

Infrastructure to be improved for drinking water supply, sewerage, roads, markets in 141 ULBs

This year, the Department of Municipal Administration & Urban Development (MA&UD) has earmarked about ₹ 2,000 crore for improving infrastructure in the 141 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) for drinking water supply, sewerage, roads, markets, etc.. With 10% of the total budget allotted for development of greenery, it plans to develop 1,067 tree parks and multi-layered avenue plantations along the 400 km of the roads in the municipal corporations and municipalities, other than GHMC. Fourth annual report of the department released by the Minister concerned K.T. Rama Rao in the presence of Principal Secretary Arvind Kumar and and others, recently, indicated that water supply schemes in 130 ULBs will be completed during this year at a total cost of ₹ 1,433 crore with funds sourced under various heads. Integrated vegetable and non-veg markets as well as modern crematoria are to be completed at a cost of ₹ 700 crore with Gadwal, Siddipet and Sircilla already having these. Novel bio-mining of the accumulated municipal waste to make organic compost is to be given an impetus with the first plant in Warangal likely to be commissioned soon. About 35.50 lakh metric tonnes of garbage is to be tackled in this manner in 130 ULBs while Faecal Sludge Treatment Plants (FSTPs) are in the line to be ready in 47 municipalities, with tenders to be called for 68 new ones. All these are among works to be taken up outside the capital region as per the action plan.