Video link to Delhi for urban project talks

  • 14/08/2008

  • Indian Express (Mumbai)

Pune, August 13 Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) officials need no longer shuttle between Delhi and Pune for review meetings on the progress of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) projects. The last review meeting on Tuesday saw PCMC and JNNURM officials on a video-conference for the first time. Both Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner Asheesh Sharma and Pune Municipal Commissioner Praveensinh Pardeshi attended the meeting. It was decided that PCMC would develop a revolving fund, the income for which will be generated from Additional TDR and FSI given by the municipal corporation. The money from the revolving fund will be diverted to meet the cost escalation of JNNURM projects, said PCMC officials. The development status of Low Income Group (LIG) housing projects going on in PCMC was also discussed. It was further decided in the meeting that 2200 LIG houses would be completed by PCMC till December. Civic officials from various cities in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Uttaranchal and Chhattisgarh besides Pune and Mumbai in Maharashtra discussed the status of JNNURM projects with Secretary Dr HS Anand, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation PK Mohanty, based in Delhi and Housing Secretary Sitaram Kunte based in Mumbai.