G.O. (D) No. 81, Kumbakonam Mahamaham Infrastructure Works, 2015
The Municipal Administration & Water Supply (MA.3) Department issued G.O. (D) No. 81 dated 9 February 2015, granting administrative sanction of Rs. 36.46 crore for basic amenities and infrastructure works in Kumbakonam Municipality for Mahamaham. The sanction is subject to approval by the appropriate Sanctioning Committee for each project. The document concerns municipal infrastructure funding and does not state any change to private land ownership, land use or property records.
Purpose and scope
G.O. (D) No. 81 dated 9 February 2015 was issued by the Municipal Administration & Water Supply (MA.3) Department following an announcement made by the Chief Minister during the Collectors’ and Police Officers’ Conference in December 2013. The announcement proposed basic amenities and infrastructure development in Kumbakonam Municipality for Mahamaham.
The Government grants administrative sanction for works with a combined estimated cost of Rs. 36.46 crore. Each work must also receive approval from the appropriate Sanctioning Committee. The Director of Municipal Administration is responsible for placing the proposals before the respective committees at the appropriate time.
Approved works and funding
The sanctioned programme includes:
- Water supply, Rs. 2.44 crore, funded through IUDM 2014-15.
- Street lighting, Rs. 5.40 crore, funded through IUDM 2014-15.
- Improvement of transport facilities, Rs. 0.70 crore, funded through IGFF 2015-16.
- De-silting of municipal and PWD channels, Rs. 3.60 crore, funded under the Self-sufficiency Scheme.
- Improvement of existing latrines, Rs. 0.80 crore, funded through IGFF 2015-16.
- Re-laying of roads, Rs. 10.76 crore, funded through TURIF 2014-15.
- Improvement of the temple car route, Rs. 1.58 crore, funded through IUDM 2014-15.
- CC roads in sanitary lanes, Rs. 1.88 crore, funded through IUDM 2014-15.
- Health and sanitation, Rs. 1.30 crore, funded from the Municipal Fund 2015-16.
- A bridge over Melacauvery, Rs. 8 crore, funded through the I&A Fund.
De-silting of temple tanks is to be undertaken separately by the Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department.
Who may be affected
G.O. (D) No. 81 primarily affects Kumbakonam Municipality, the Director of Municipal Administration and the government departments responsible for approvals, funding and implementation. Residents, businesses and property owners in Kumbakonam may experience the resulting improvements to water supply, lighting, roads, sanitation, channels, transport facilities and the Melacauvery crossing.
The document does not grant planning permission, approve a private development, change a land classification or alter an individual property record.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (D) No. 81 change my land ownership or property records?
No such change is stated. The document grants administrative sanction for municipal amenities and infrastructure works in Kumbakonam Municipality.
How much funding was sanctioned for the Kumbakonam works?
The Municipal Administration & Water Supply (MA.3) Department granted administrative sanction for a total estimated cost of Rs. 36.46 crore.
Does the sanction mean every project can start immediately?
Not by itself. Each project is subject to approval by the appropriate Sanctioning Committee, and the Director of Municipal Administration must place the proposals before the respective committees.
Who is responsible for de-silting the temple tanks?
The Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department is to take up de-silting of the temple tanks.
