AMC to get Rs 25 cr for infrastructure

  • 07/09/2008

  • Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat government on Saturday decided to allocate Rs 25 crore each to six municipal corporations, including Ahmedabad, for developing city infrastructure. According to an official release of the state urban development department, AMC has been asked to use the grant for building a four-lane railway over-bridge and a new multistorey building for the LG Hospital from the grant. "In all, we have allocated Rs 150 crore,"urban development minister Nitin Patel said. As for Vadodara, its municipal corporation has been asked to utilise the grant for building a new overhead tank and an indoor complex. The municipal corporation in Junagadh will be using the grant for building a new health centre, renovate the Town Hall and set up a new vegetables market. The official note does not say if the grant is in lieu of octroi abolition by the seven municipal corporations. It is also silent as to why Surat has not been given a grant.