GHMC gets 1,000 cr
Telangana | Written by : Suryaa Desk
Hyderabad: In view of the fact that nearly 40 per cent of the total population of the state live in urban areas, the Finance Minister Eatala Rajender on Monday said the State government would provide an assistance of Rs 1,000 crore to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and Rs 300 crore to Warangal Municipal Corporation and Rs 400 crore to other Municipal Corporations in the State.
Presenting budget proposals for 2017-18, the Finance Minister said the task of providing civic amenities to the growing urban population is a challenging task. The government is making sincere effort to meet this challenge. Importance is being accorded to meet the immediate needs of urban areas. For this purpose, special provisions are being made for the development of infrastructure in Hyderabad and other municipalities," the Minister said. An amount of Rs 350 crore has been proposed for development of Musi River Front.
The total allocation proposed to the Municipal Administration and Urban Development is Rs 5,599 crore. "Extra-budgetary resources will be raised for the development of urban infrastructure. The present infrastructure facilities are not adequate to meet the needs of growing population of the capital city of Hyderabad. In the monsoon season, there is flooding and water logging in many areas of the city. The road network is also not found to be adequate. To address these problems, it is proposed that the Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation will take up works relating to improvement of stormwater drains in the city and road development in and around the city," he said.