G.O.(Ms) No. 20, Thanjavur Municipality Infrastructure Works

Purpose and scope

G.O.(Ms) No. 20 of the Municipal Administration & Water Supply (MA.3) Department, dated 05.02.2014, grants Rs. 4.11 crore to Thanjavur Municipality for three infrastructure projects. The sanction followed a proposal from the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning and a recommendation by the Infrastructure and Amenities Promotion Committee.

The District Collector, Thanjavur, reported that the proposed works were important for Thanjavur town and for improving traffic.

Works receiving funding

The Rs. 4.11 crore sanction covers:

• Construction of a centre median drain, lighting arrangements and BT surface at the old railway link road on the north side of the New Bus Stand, estimated at Rs. 195 lakh.
• Formation of a B.T. surface on the medical college road E1E1 road, estimated at Rs. 100 lakh.
• Construction of a road bridge across the GA canal in the Sivaji Nagar and Sevappanyakanwari area, estimated at Rs. 116 lakh.

These three estimates total Rs. 411 lakh.

Other proposals considered

The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning also placed proposals for 13 B.T. roads, multi level two wheeler parking at Thanjavur New Bus Stand, improvement works at the New Bus Stand and beautification of 19 municipal parks.

The Infrastructure and Amenities Promotion Committee recommended that the multi level two wheeler parking project should be financed through a financial institution because it was a commercial project. The Committee proposed that only its financial viability gap should be met from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund. The Municipal Commissioner stated that action would be initiated to obtain institutional finance for that parking project.

Financial administration

The sanctioned expenditure is to be accounted for through the specified Urban Development and State Infrastructure and Amenities Fund heads. The Commissioner of Municipal Administration is designated as the estimating, reconciling and controlling authority for the new head of account.

The expenditure is treated as a New Service. Legislative approval was to be obtained later, with the expenditure initially proposed to be met through an advance from the Contingency Fund pending that approval.

Relevance to property owners and buyers

G.O.(Ms) No. 20 concerns public infrastructure funding within Thanjavur Municipality. It identifies works near the New Bus Stand, medical college road, Sivaji Nagar and Sevappanyakanwari, but it does not describe any land acquisition, property transfer or change in land use.