CHENNAI: The city corporation has outsourced eco-restoration tasks of 22 small and medium-sized water bodies in Sholinganallur to a few private associations, days after it held a dialogue with parties on May 10.
Corporation officers told TOI that the Rotary Club of Madras East used to be given the responsibility of restoring the Odai Keni Kulam, positioned close to the Pratyangira Devi temple. Rotary Club of Madras used to be given the Puducherry Keni Kulam and the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) has taken up 19 ponds spread across zone 15 (Sholinganallur).
“We controlled to sign the MoUs with respective associations inside of every week of preserving the assembly on May 10,” mentioned M Govinda Rao, deputy commissioner (works).
Primarily, the associations are expected to de-silt the water frame’s bed and shape bunds to reinforce them. “It would take a lot of work to de-silt the ponds. For instance, the Odai Keni Kulam at the moment has a flat bed,” mentioned a company legit.
The Puducherry Keni Kulam, spread out across 42,000sq., will require an funding of a minimum of Rs 2.12 crore. However, the corporation expects the associations to finish majority of the restoration inside of 3 months.
“The rotary golf equipment will use the detailed venture reviews (DPR) we ready. If they intimate that they can't take up specific parts of the restoration, the corporation would end the ignored bits. CII will get ready DPR of their very own. We have asked them to prepare a record for no less than 9 ponds inside of 30 days,” the legit added.
The corporation is anticipating extra private companies to method them with proposals. “We have DPRs in a position for any other 22 ponds. Companies wish to method us,” a senior legit mentioned.
Corporation officers told TOI that the Rotary Club of Madras East used to be given the responsibility of restoring the Odai Keni Kulam, positioned close to the Pratyangira Devi temple. Rotary Club of Madras used to be given the Puducherry Keni Kulam and the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) has taken up 19 ponds spread across zone 15 (Sholinganallur).
“We controlled to sign the MoUs with respective associations inside of every week of preserving the assembly on May 10,” mentioned M Govinda Rao, deputy commissioner (works).
Primarily, the associations are expected to de-silt the water frame’s bed and shape bunds to reinforce them. “It would take a lot of work to de-silt the ponds. For instance, the Odai Keni Kulam at the moment has a flat bed,” mentioned a company legit.
The Puducherry Keni Kulam, spread out across 42,000sq., will require an funding of a minimum of Rs 2.12 crore. However, the corporation expects the associations to finish majority of the restoration inside of 3 months.
“The rotary golf equipment will use the detailed venture reviews (DPR) we ready. If they intimate that they can't take up specific parts of the restoration, the corporation would end the ignored bits. CII will get ready DPR of their very own. We have asked them to prepare a record for no less than 9 ponds inside of 30 days,” the legit added.
The corporation is anticipating extra private companies to method them with proposals. “We have DPRs in a position for any other 22 ponds. Companies wish to method us,” a senior legit mentioned.
NGOs, CII to restore 22 ponds in Sholinganallur
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