G.O.(Ms).No. 88, Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project, 2010
The Public Works (I.Spl.1) Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 88 dated 15 March 2010, granting administrative sanction of Rs. 75.00 lakhs for preparatory work under the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project. It is a project funding approval and does not state any change to land ownership, patta, property boundaries or land use.
What the document does
Government Order (Ms.) No. 88 dated 15 March 2010, issued by the Public Works (I.Spl.1) Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu, approves Rs. 75.00 lakhs as a retroactive fund for preparatory work under the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project.
The proposed project involved World Bank assistance through the Central Water Commission. Tamil Nadu was one of five states included. The proposal covered rehabilitation of 66 Water Resources Department dams and 38 Tamil Nadu Electricity Board dams, along with institutional strengthening.
Approved expenditure
The Public Works (I.Spl.1) Department approved the following allocation:
- Rs. 25.00 lakhs for training, sedimentation studies, software development and purchase of computers.
- Rs. 12.00 lakhs for advertisement charges.
- Rs. 30.00 lakhs for consultancy charges.
- Rs. 8.00 lakhs for other contingencies.
- Total administrative sanction of Rs. 75.00 lakhs.
The World Bank had indicated that eligible project activities could begin using the state budget before the project became effective. The amount could be repaid from the loan after project effectiveness, provided procurement followed the agreed procurement plan and World Bank procurement rules.
How the expenditure is handled
Government Order (Ms.) No. 88 directs that the sanctioned expenditure be recorded under a newly opened account head for the retroactive fund and preparatory work connected with dam rehabilitation and improvement. The relevant Pay and Accounts Officers and Treasury Officers were asked to open that account head.
The Rs. 75.00 lakhs was classified as an item of New Service. Legislative approval was to be obtained later. Until then, expenditure was to be met through an advance from the contingency fund, with separate orders to be issued by the Finance (BG-I) Department.
Who may be affected
Government Order (Ms.) No. 88 directly concerns the Water Resources Department, Public Works Department, finance and treasury authorities, the Central Water Commission, the World Bank and officials administering the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project.
For property buyers and owners, the document does not identify private land, acquisition proceedings, survey numbers, compensation, title changes, patta changes or land use restrictions. Its stated purpose is limited to approving preparatory project expenditure.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Ms.) No. 88 change my patta or land ownership?
No such change is stated. The document approves funding for preparatory work under the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project and contains no provision about patta, ownership or property boundaries.
Does the document identify any land for acquisition?
No. The document does not identify private land, survey numbers or acquisition proceedings.
What work is covered by the Rs. 75.00 lakhs sanction?
The sanction covers training, sedimentation studies, software development, computers, advertisements, consultancy charges and other contingencies.
Which dams were proposed for rehabilitation?
The proposal covered 66 dams of the Water Resources Department and 38 dams of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. The document does not list the individual dams.
