Pune : Rs 800 cr demanded by PMC to carry out several pending projects
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The civic body has asked the state govt and centre for Rs 800 crore in order to finish its expensive and long-pending projects.
The funding, according to municipal representatives, would go toward cleaning the lakes and installing sewage treatment plants (STPs) and filtration plants. According to Pune civic administrator Vikram Kumar, the city has several projects in the works for solid waste management and sewage treatment. They are scheduled to be completed soon. While some of these projects are still in the planning stages, others have already begun work on the ground.
The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) second phase is one of the schemes being used to raise the funds. The federal and state governments have already received proposals for obtaining the funding.
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) intends to build 11 new STPs throughout the city in addition to renovating the 10 STPs that are currently in place. Additionally, a new technology will be unveiled to enhance the outdated STPs. Furthermore, the project to reduce river pollution will include the construction of the new STPs.
Additionally, the PMC is thinking of establishing water filtration facilities in Parvati, Wadgaon, and Warje.
A municipal official stated that government funds will be used for the upkeep, cleaning, and beautification of lakes like Jambhulwadi, Pashan, and Katraj. Along with these tasks, they plan to remove hyacinth from the lakes and purify the water, among other things.
The official stated that the PMC intended to finish a few of the major projects that were announced in the municipal budget for the fiscal year 2023–2024. In addition to other sources of income such as property tax and building permission fees, the PMC also receives significant funding from the government.
In 2023–24, the civic budget surpassed Rs 9,000 crore for the first time, with Kumar proposing an expenditure of Rs 9,515 crore. This sum exceeds the budget of Rs 8,592 crore for the fiscal year 2022–2023 by Rs 923 crore.
The budget states that the PMC expects to receive approximately Rs 1,805 crore from development charges and Rs 509 crore from water charges. While GST compensation is estimated to be worth Rs 2,316 crore, the civic body plans to generate Rs 400 crore through loans and bonds. One of the main sources of income, property tax, is anticipated to bring in an additional Rs 2,318 crore.
