G.O. (Ms) No.26, Koyambedu Sewage Treatment Plant Funding, 2013
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department of the Tamil Nadu Government issued G.O. (Ms) No.26 on 4 February 2013, sanctioning Rs.38.36 crore from the State Infrastructure and Amenities Fund for an additional 120 MLD sewage treatment plant at Koyambedu. The funding meets 50 per cent of the awarded project cost and does not state any change to land ownership, planning permission or property rights.
What the order does
G.O. (Ms) No.26, issued by the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department on 4 February 2013, sanctions Rs.38.36 crore from the State Infrastructure and Amenities Fund. The money is for meeting 50 per cent of the cost of constructing an additional 120 MLD sewage treatment plant at Koyambedu.
The plant was proposed to treat additional sewage flows from part of Central Chennai and from Maduravoyal, Ambattur, Nerkundram and Nolambur. The proposal was initially formulated at a cost of Rs.130 crore. The Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee under JNNURM approved a project cost of Rs.116.10 crore. Administrative approval for the project had been issued through G.O. (Ms) No.188, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, dated 8 December 2011.
Funding decision
G.O. (Ms) No.26 records that the project work was awarded at a cost of Rs.76.71 crore. Based on that awarded cost, the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board requested Rs.38.36 crore, representing 50 per cent of the project cost, from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund.
The State Infrastructure and Amenities Committee considered the proposal at its ninth meeting on 27 August 2012 and accepted funding of Rs.38.36 crore. The government then sanctioned that amount.
Key provisions include:
- Rs.38.36 crore is sanctioned for the additional sewage treatment plant at Koyambedu.
- The expenditure is treated as a new service.
- Legislative approval is to be obtained in due course.
- Pending legislative approval, an advance is to be sought from the Contingency Fund.
- The sanctioned amount is not to be paid in cash. It is to be credited to the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board deposit account by cheque.
- The Director of Treasuries and Accounts is authorised to draw and disburse the amount through the Pay and Accounts Officer (South), Chennai.
Who is affected
G.O. (Ms) No.26 mainly directs the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, finance authorities, treasury officials and accounting officers on project funding and disbursement. Residents in the identified sewage catchment areas may be served by the proposed treatment capacity. The document does not state that it acquires land, changes land use, modifies planning controls or alters private property rights.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms) No.26 change the land use of property near Koyambedu?
No land use change is stated. The document sanctions funding for construction of an additional sewage treatment plant and sets out financial and accounting arrangements.
How much money was sanctioned for the Koyambedu sewage treatment plant?
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department sanctioned Rs.38.36 crore from the State Infrastructure and Amenities Fund.
Which areas is the additional plant intended to serve?
The proposal states that the plant would treat additional sewage flow from part of Central Chennai and from Maduravoyal, Ambattur, Nerkundram and Nolambur.
Will the sanctioned amount be paid directly in cash to the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board?
No. The document directs that the amount be credited to the Board's deposit account by cheque through the Pay and Accounts Officer (South), Chennai.
