G.O. (Ms.) No. 23, Coimbatore Corporation Construction and Demolition Waste Facility, 2015

What the document approves

Government Order (Ms.) No. 23 dated 10 February 2015, issued by the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MC II) Department, approves the development of a facility to process construction and demolition waste generated within Coimbatore Corporation. The facility is planned to handle 100 tonnes of waste per day.

The approval is an administrative and financial sanction for a municipal waste management project. The document does not state that it changes land ownership, property boundaries, land classification or development rights.

Project and funding

The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MC II) Department records the following key provisions:

• The approved project cost is Rs.1257.96 lakh.
• The Government contribution is Rs.1132.173 lakh, representing 90 per cent of the project cost, from the Solid Waste Management Fund.
• Coimbatore Corporation is to contribute the remaining 10 per cent from Corporation funds.
• The Government grant is to be released in two equal instalments of Rs.566.09 lakh for 2013 to 2014 and 2014 to 2015 respectively.
• The revised project is proposed under an Engineering Planning Construction and Operation and Maintenance model with 100 per cent project investment through the approved funding arrangement.

The earlier proposal had included a private operator contribution and a smaller capital grant. The Project Sanctioning Committee asked Coimbatore Corporation to reconsider risks such as the marketability of byproducts, the quality and availability of construction and demolition waste, and arrangements for collection and transportation. The revised proposal was then approved by the committee.

Administration of the grant

Government Order (Ms.) No. 23 authorises the Director of Municipal Administration to draw and disburse the sanctioned amount to the Commissioner of Coimbatore Corporation through the Pay and Accounts Office (East), Egmore, Chennai.

The grant is charged to the account head identified in the document for grants for specific schemes. The Finance Department concurred with the sanction through its communication dated 4 February 2015.

Who may be affected

Coimbatore Corporation, the Director of Municipal Administration and the relevant accounts office are responsible for implementing and financing the project. Property owners, builders and demolition contractors in Coimbatore may be interested because the facility concerns municipal handling of construction and demolition waste, but the document itself does not impose a fee or set out disposal duties for individual property owners.