KfW - SMIF-TN-II-2, Administrative Sanction for Tirunelveli Roads and Storm Water Drains and Vellore Water Supply Funding

What the document does

Government Order (Ms) Number 37 dated 4 March 2015 was issued by the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MC-II) Department. It approves and funds two municipal infrastructure proposals under the KfW assisted Sustainable Municipal Infrastructure Financing in Tamil Nadu SMIF-TN-II-2 programme.

The approved actions are:

• Administrative sanction for providing roads and storm water drains to Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation, at an estimated cost of Rs.35.24 crore.
• A direction to the Chairman and Managing Director of Tamilnadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Ltd to allocate Rs.50 crore for the ongoing Vellore Combined Water Supply Improvement Scheme.

Tirunelveli funding

Government Order (Ms) Number 37 records the following funding pattern for the Rs.35.24 crore Tirunelveli roads and storm water drain project:

• Rs.21.14 crore as a loan from TNUDF under the KfW assisted SMIF-TN-II-2 programme.
• Rs.10.57 crore as a grant from KfW GF-I.
• Rs.3.53 crore as the urban local body contribution or from other sources.

The total project cost stated in the order is Rs.35.24 crore.

Vellore water supply funding

Government Order (Ms) Number 37 states that the Vellore Combined Water Supply Improvement Scheme is an ongoing project with a total project cost of Rs.1,044.90 crore. Its funding table includes urban local body contribution through an IUDM grant, loans from TNUDF, funding through external aided projects or other means, and a loan from HUDCO through WSPF.

The specific decision made by the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MC-II) Department is to allocate Rs.50 crore under the KfW assisted SMIF-TN-II-2 programme for the ongoing scheme.

Who is affected

Government Order (Ms) Number 37 directly concerns Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation, Vellore Corporation, the Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Tamilnadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Ltd and the Tamilnadu Water Supply and Drainage Board. It authorises municipal infrastructure expenditure and funding arrangements.

For property buyers and owners, the document does not announce land acquisition, change land classification, transfer ownership, alter planning permission or impose a property-related fee. Its subject is administrative sanction and financing for municipal roads, storm water drains and water supply infrastructure.

Approval process

The Empowered Committee approved and recommended both proposals. The Commissioner of Municipal Administration then recommended administrative sanction to the Government. The Government accepted the proposals, and the order records the concurrence of the Finance Department dated 2 January 2015.