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G.O. (Ms) No.39
Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Metro Water) Department, G.O. (Ms) No.39, dated 04.04.2012, sanctions Rs.90,42,22,000 from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund for the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board to lay a 1200 mm diameter MS transmission main from Poonamallee bye pass junction to Tambaram for 21.90 kilometres. The project is meant to convey treated water from the Chembarambakkam water treatment plant towards southern Chennai Metropolitan Area local bodies, and the total estimated project cost is Rs.93.48 crore including 5% price escalation.
What this government order does
Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Metro Water) Department, G.O. (Ms) No.39, dated 04.04.2012, approves funding from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund for a Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board water transmission project.
The sanctioned amount is Rs.90,42,22,000. The money is for laying a 1200 mm diameter MS transmission main from Poonamallee bye pass junction to Tambaram for a length of 21.90 kilometres.
What project is being funded
The source text says the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board proposed this work to convey treated water from the Chembarambakkam water treatment plant to urban local bodies in the southern Chennai Metropolitan Area.
Places named in the document are:
- Mangadu
- Kundrathur
- Anakaputhur
- Mugalivakkam
- Pozhichalur
- Cowl Bazaar
- Pallavaram
- Pammal
- Thiruneermalai
- Chittalapakkam
- Tambaram
Cost and funding position
The Detailed Project Report was prepared based on the schedule of rate for the year 2010-11.
Key figures stated in the document are:
- Estimated project cost, Rs.93.48 crore
- Estimate includes 5% price escalation
- Amount originally sought from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund, Rs.93.48 crore
- Supervision charges referred to in the proposal, Rs.3,05,78,000
- Amount decided by the Promotion Committee and sanctioned by Government, Rs.90,42,22,000
The document says the Promotion Committee meeting held on 04.11.2011 decided to provide Rs.90.4222 crore from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund.
Who may care about this
This matters mainly to:
- residents and property owners in the southern Chennai Metropolitan Area named in the document
- buyers checking whether a public water supply project was officially funded for this corridor
- professionals tracking Infrastructure and Amenities Fund spending
- agencies dealing with Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board infrastructure
Administrative points in the document
The source text also records how the money is to be drawn and disbursed.
- The Director of Town and Country Planning is authorised to draw and disburse the sanctioned amount.
- Payment is to be made by account payee cheque in favour of the Managing Director, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
- The amount is to be deposited in the Board's Personal Deposit Account No.6184513255.
- The order states that necessary funds will be provided in Revised Estimate or Final Modified Appropriation 2012-13.
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Common questions
What exactly was sanctioned in G.O. (Ms) No.39 dated 04.04.2012?
Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Metro Water) Department, G.O. (Ms) No.39, dated 04.04.2012, sanctions Rs.90,42,22,000 from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund. The sanction is for laying a 1200 mm diameter MS transmission main from Poonamallee bye pass junction to Tambaram for 21.90 kilometres.
Which areas are expected to benefit from this water project?
The document says the project is intended to convey treated water from the Chembarambakkam water treatment plant to southern Chennai Metropolitan Area urban local bodies. It names Mangadu, Kundrathur, Anakaputhur, Mugalivakkam, Pozhichalur, Cowl Bazaar, Pallavaram, Pammal, Thiruneermalai, Chittalapakkam and Tambaram.
Was the full estimated project cost funded from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund?
No. The estimated project cost is stated as Rs.93.48 crore including 5% price escalation, but the Government sanctioned Rs.90,42,22,000 from the Infrastructure and Amenities Fund. The source text also mentions supervision charges of Rs.3,05,78,000 in the proposal.
Does this document change land use or property ownership?
The source text does not say that it changes land use or ownership. It is a funding sanction for a water transmission main project to be carried out by the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
