Good news for Coimbatore panchayats and municipalities
There's good news for suburbs too
COIMBATORE: Local bodies around the city's border may not have to plunge into anguish over being ignored in terms of big infrastructure schemes. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission seems to have taken these areas also into consideration while including the Coimbatore Corporation areas for infrastructure schemes costing more than Rs. 3,200 crore.
Corporation Commissioner P. Muthuveeran says the urban agglomeration concept ensures that the peri-urban areas (such as panchayats and municipalities) around the Corporation will also be included in the mission. This will ensure that good infrastructure such as roads is not limited to the city. The suburbs that are experiencing rapid growth may also get wider roads or flyovers and, more importantly, enough drinking water to meet the rising demand for it.
But, these local bodies will have to draw up their own plans and arrange for their share of funds for the schemes. The Corporation can only act as a nodal agency for these local bodies, mainly guiding them in appointing consultants, conducting feasibility studies, preparing proposals and approaching agencies for funds.
A good road will not end where the core city area does. It will extend into the peri-urban areas that are now an extension of the city. The Corporation also feels that the suburbs are not reduced to islands without development. This is one of the major reasons why the Corporation will extend its underground sewer lines up to the municipalities of Kurichi, Kuniamuthur and Kavudampalayam and the panchayats such as Veerakeralam, Vadavalli and Kalapatti that is close to the airport.
Mandated by the mission, this comes at a time when speculation was rife of the city expanding by merging these local bodies into it. But officials say that though some local bodies find it difficult to meet the expectations of a rising population without adequate funds and manpower, they reject the merger option.
The agglomeration scheme also provides them with the option to remain separate and bring development to their areas. But they face the task of stepping up revenue.
COIMBATORE: Local bodies around the city's border may not have to plunge into anguish over being ignored in terms of big infrastructure schemes. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission seems to have taken these areas also into consideration while including the Coimbatore Corporation areas for infrastructure schemes costing more than Rs. 3,200 crore.
Corporation Commissioner P. Muthuveeran says the urban agglomeration concept ensures that the peri-urban areas (such as panchayats and municipalities) around the Corporation will also be included in the mission. This will ensure that good infrastructure such as roads is not limited to the city. The suburbs that are experiencing rapid growth may also get wider roads or flyovers and, more importantly, enough drinking water to meet the rising demand for it.
But, these local bodies will have to draw up their own plans and arrange for their share of funds for the schemes. The Corporation can only act as a nodal agency for these local bodies, mainly guiding them in appointing consultants, conducting feasibility studies, preparing proposals and approaching agencies for funds.
A good road will not end where the core city area does. It will extend into the peri-urban areas that are now an extension of the city. The Corporation also feels that the suburbs are not reduced to islands without development. This is one of the major reasons why the Corporation will extend its underground sewer lines up to the municipalities of Kurichi, Kuniamuthur and Kavudampalayam and the panchayats such as Veerakeralam, Vadavalli and Kalapatti that is close to the airport.
Mandated by the mission, this comes at a time when speculation was rife of the city expanding by merging these local bodies into it. But officials say that though some local bodies find it difficult to meet the expectations of a rising population without adequate funds and manpower, they reject the merger option.
The agglomeration scheme also provides them with the option to remain separate and bring development to their areas. But they face the task of stepping up revenue.
Source:Thehindu
