Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O. (D) No. 270, Construction of Rail Over Bridge at Manali Road, 2023
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department issued G.O. (D) No. 270 on 23 May 2023, sanctioning the release of the first instalment of Rs.31,69,32,000 from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund for a Rail Over Bridge replacing Level Crossing No. 2B at Manali Road in Division 41, Zone IV of the Greater Chennai Corporation. The money is to be disbursed to the Greater Chennai Corporation for payment to contractors working on the Rs.96.04 crore project.
What the government order does
G.O. (D) No. 270 of the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, dated 23 May 2023, releases the first instalment of funding for construction of a Rail Over Bridge at Manali Road. The bridge will replace the existing Level Crossing No. 2B in Division 41, Zone IV of the Greater Chennai Corporation.
The government had already granted administrative sanction for the project at an estimated cost of Rs.96.04 crore under the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund. The present financial sanction is for Rs.31,69,32,000, described as 33 per cent of the project cost.
Project status and funding
The Greater Chennai Corporation reported the following project status:
- A letter of acceptance was issued to the contractor on 29 December 2022.
- Soil exploration had been completed.
- Design work was in progress.
- The first instalment was requested for payment to contractors.
The sanctioned amount is classified as a grant for creation of capital assets under schemes implemented in urban local bodies through the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund. The source records that the Greater Chennai Corporation requested the instalment for 2023 to 2024, while the government sanction paragraph describes the release as being for 2022 to 2023.
Administration of the money
G.O. (D) No. 270 authorises the Director of Municipal Administration to draw and disburse Rs.31,69,32,000 to the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of the Greater Chennai Corporation.
The Director of Municipal Administration must provide the government order and expenditure details to the Director of Town and Country Planning and the Accountant General for the required accounting adjustments. The Finance Department concurred with the release on 22 May 2023.
Who may be affected
The funded work concerns road and railway movement around Level Crossing No. 2B at Manali Road in Division 41, Zone IV. Residents, property owners, businesses and road users near the project location may therefore be interested in its progress.
G.O. (D) No. 270 is a funding and disbursement approval. The source text does not identify any property for acquisition, alter land use, impose development restrictions or state compensation terms for private owners.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (D) No. 270 acquire private land near Manali Road?
The source text does not identify any private land for acquisition or provide compensation terms. It sanctions the first instalment of funding for the Rail Over Bridge project.
How much money was released for the Manali Road Rail Over Bridge?
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department sanctioned Rs.31,69,32,000 as the first instalment from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund.
What is the total estimated cost of the Rail Over Bridge?
The project received administrative sanction at an estimated cost of Rs.96.04 crore.
Had construction work started when the funding was sanctioned?
The Greater Chennai Corporation reported that a letter of acceptance had been issued to the contractor, soil exploration was complete and design work was in progress.
