G.O.(MS) No.61, Infrastructure and Amenities Funds, Madurai Corporation

What the government order approves

The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MC.2) Department, through G.O.(MS) No.61 dated 12.06.2018, gives administrative sanction for infrastructure works within Madurai Corporation. The approved total estimated cost is Rs.23.68 crore, funded under the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund.

The sanctioned works are:

• Rs.5.30 crore for renewal of the existing road from Melur Road to Alagarkovil Road and from Moondru Mavadi Road to P&T Nagar.
• Rs.18.38 crore for converting the existing irrigation channels from trapezoidal sections into rectangular sections, together with auxiliary works.
• The stated purpose of both works is to decongest the core city of Madurai.

The original road proposal was estimated at Rs.6.00 crore. After examination, the road estimate was restricted to Rs.5.30 crore by limiting escalation charges to Rs.30.00 lakhs, unforeseen work to Rs.10.00 lakhs, and the combined lump sum provision for shifting an Over Head Tank and providing a name board to Rs.60.00 lakhs.

Responsibilities and sequence of work

G.O.(MS) No.61 assigns the channel conversion to the Public Works Department as a deposit work, with Rs.18.38 crore in financial assistance.

The Public Works Department must issue a No Objection Certificate to Madurai Corporation for laying the link road on the banks of:

• Thiruppallai Distributory, from LS 0 m to 3450 m.
• Thandalai Distributory, from LS 0 m to 850 m.

Road work on these channel banks may begin only after the Public Works Department completes the channel conversion. The document explains that the required road width will become available only after completion of the channel works.

Who may be affected

G.O.(MS) No.61 directly concerns Madurai Corporation, the Commissioner of Municipal Administration, the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning, and the Public Works Department. Owners, buyers and occupiers near the named roads or distributory banks may wish to check the location and progress of the approved works.

The document grants administrative and financial sanction. It does not state that any private land is acquired, transferred or reclassified, and it does not identify individual survey numbers or properties.

Funding and reporting

The Commissioner of Municipal Administration is authorised to draw the sanctioned amount pending additional fund provision. The Commissioner must also provide the government order and expenditure details to the Director of Town and Country Planning and the Accountant General (A&E), Chennai, for the required financial adjustments.