G.O. (D) No. 589, Melacauvery Bridge Funding, 2015
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA.3) Department issued G.O. (D) No. 589 on 22 September 2015, sanctioning and releasing Rs.8.00 crore from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund to reconstruct the weak bridge on Mohammed Ali Road across the Cauvery River at Melacauvery. The funding forms part of basic amenities and infrastructure works for Mahamaham in Kumbakonam Municipality.
What the government approved
G.O. (D) No. 589 of the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA.3) Department, dated 22 September 2015, approves Rs.8.00 crore for reconstructing the weak bridge on Mohammed Ali Road across the Cauvery River at Melacauvery. The money is sanctioned and released under the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund.
The bridge project is part of basic amenities and infrastructure development works planned in Kumbakonam Municipality for Mahamaham. These works followed an announcement made by the Chief Minister during the Collectors' and Police Officers' Conference in December 2013.
Background to the funding
The Commissioner of Municipal Administration proposed basic amenities and infrastructure works in Kumbakonam Municipality costing Rs.36.46 crore, using various funding sources. Administrative sanction for that overall amount had already been issued through G.O. (D) No. 81 of the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA.3) Department, dated 9 February 2015.
For the bridge component:
- The Director of Town and Country Planning submitted a proposal for Rs.8.00 crore under the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund.
- The proposal concerned reconstruction of the weak bridge at Mohammed Ali Road across the Cauvery River at Melacauvery.
- The Housing and Urban Development Department transferred the proposal to the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department for further action.
- The Government then sanctioned and released the requested Rs.8.00 crore.
Financial administration
G.O. (D) No. 589 authorises the Director of Municipal Administration to draw and disburse the sanctioned amount pending provision of additional funds in the Revised Estimate or Final Modified Appropriation for 2015-16.
The Director of Municipal Administration must:
- Include the expenditure in the 2015-16 revised estimate or final modified appropriation proposal sent to the Finance Department.
- Send expenditure details to the Director of Town and Country Planning.
- Support reconciliation of the accounts with the Accountant-General at the end of the 2015-16 financial year.
The Finance Department concurred with the sanction.
Who is affected
G.O. (D) No. 589 directly concerns Kumbakonam Municipality, the Director of Municipal Administration and the Director of Town and Country Planning. For property buyers and owners, the document records public funding for a bridge reconstruction project at Melacauvery. It does not contain any stated change to private land ownership, land classification, planning permission or development rights.
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Common questions
How much money was approved for the Melacauvery bridge?
The Government sanctioned and released Rs.8.00 crore for reconstructing the weak bridge on Mohammed Ali Road across the Cauvery River at Melacauvery.
Where does the bridge funding come from?
The Rs.8.00 crore is provided under the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund.
Is the bridge work connected with Mahamaham?
Yes. The reconstruction forms part of basic amenities and infrastructure development works in Kumbakonam Municipality for Mahamaham.
Does G.O. (D) No. 589 change my land ownership or planning permission?
The document deals with sanctioning and administering funding for bridge reconstruction. It contains no stated change to private land ownership, land classification, planning permission or development rights.
