Housing and Urban greenery projects reviewed by CM
- Published By: Tech Team
- September 27, 2017 / 03:18 AM IST
Soundarya Mala, to beautify the highways of Visakhapatnam
Andhra Pradesh Township & Infrastructure Development Corporation (APTIDCO) discussed the status of the different housing projects in the state, under the three companies, NCC, L&T and Shapoorji Pallonji.
L&T officials presented their projects in West Godavari District, under the PMAY-NTR Nagar scheme, have identified their plots in Bhimavaram, Tadepalligudem and Palakol. The total number of housing units in their projects are 73,93,120.
The Master layouts, foundation drawings, internal electrical and plumbing works have all been approved and work on site has made significant progress.
The sites are open to public, and there are few beneficiaries of the housing scheme who have visited the site. The Chief Minister has instructed the construction companies to maintain registries, to record the turn out of beneficiaries.
An official from Shapoorji Pallonji presented the progress of their projects in Kurnool and Guntur. There will be 25,305 units in Kurnool in Nandyal (10,000), Adoni (2,041), Yemmiganur (3,264) and Kurnool (10,000). In Guntur, there will be 15,302 units in Guntur (6,630), Chilakaluripet (4,512), Ponnur (2,368), Tenali (1,152) and Satenapalli (640).
NCC submitted that under the PMAY-NTR Nagar Scheme, they have projects in East Godavari and Nellore districts, and submitted the detailed status report.
The Chief Minister has instructed all three companies to make weekly milestones, and report the status once a fortnight on a teleconference.
“From the plinth stage, to the handover of the houses to beneficiaries, each phase must be well defined and executed with efficiency”, he said, promising to monitor the reports.
AP Urban Greening and Beautification Corporation (APUGBC)
Officials of APUGBC met the Chief Minister, and presented the status report of all projects for beautifying the urban landscape.
Out of 650 designing projects across the state, 156 (24%) have been completed. 15% are in the tender stage, 10% have not begun, 27% are in progress and 24% are not yet taken up.
The 650 projects include parks, water-fronts, road medians, plantations, temples, universities, hospitals and national highways.
The Chief Minister has suggested a project for beautifying the landscapes of the highways in Amaravati and Visakhapatnam. “In Visakhapatnam, call it Soundarya Mala, and in Amaravati, call It Baudhha Mala. In these two projects, the main highways must be the focus, and ensure that they reflect a colourful landscape of the cities”, he said.
The officials submitted a list of 7 temples, for the commencement of landscape design projects, at an estimated total cost of ₹71.7 crore. The Chief Minister asked them to include at least 25 temples in the mission.
Landscaping in 12 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) will be taken up, at an estimated total cost of ₹123.09 crore.
The central medians allocated to ULBs stretch across 181.09 km, include civil works and soft-scaping. The project costs ₹49.03 crore, and the target date of completion is 31 October 2017.
The target for tree plantation in the 2017-18 planting season is 25.18 lakh plants. 33% have been planted, and the target of completion is by the end of October 2017. Tree pruning will also be taken up to shape and design the green landscape and avoid hacking of trees under overhanging power lines. 187 trees at Benz circle flyover are being transplanted, with the help of manual and machinery support by a Tree Bank. The tree inventory is also being updated with the help of drone surveys.
A 4-week Gardener Training Course for the unemployed youth of CRDA, including 26 subjects like lawns, bonsai, nursery, vertical gardens, roof gardens and pest management.
The Chief Minister told the officials to involve the top institutions in Planning, and get expertise to train larger number of people.
12 hospitals have been selected for plantation and beautification at a cost of ₹3.2 crore, with 10,215 plants. 3 universities (Sri Adikavi Nannayya University, Rajahmundry, Sri Dravidian University, Kuppam and Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur) have been selected, for planting 10,500 plants at a cost of ₹1.2 crore.
The department will also take up the development of 100 parks, at a cost of ₹114 crore. Colony parks will be maintained, and citizens of the colony will be encouraged to take responsibility for the maintenance.
The “Andhra Pradesh Green Awards”, whose brochure was released on the 21st of September, will be recognizing efforts to improve the green cover of the state from this year onwards. The Chief Minister said that individuals as well as organisations who are working towards this purpose must be included in the categories.
