Centre sets deadline of Dec 31 for Nashik Smart City corp to finish pending projects
The MoHUA recently sent a letter to the NMSCDCL, emphasizing the need to complete these initiatives by the end of the current calendar year. Currently, the NMSCDCL has two major projects, valued at Rs200 crore, that are still pending.
These include the augmentation of water treatment plant and a de-silting project which involves building a mechanical gate under the Ahilyabai Holkar bridge — located 300 metres from Ramkund on the Godavari river.
NMSCDCL CEO Sumant More confirmed receiving the directive from MoHUA. "Both ongoing projects are on track and are anticipated to be finished well before the deadline," he said.
The term of the Smart City Mission ended on March 31 this year. The five-year term of the Smart City Mission was to end in June 2022, but it was extended by the Centre.
The NMSCDCL undertook a total of 21 projects amounting to Rs1,122 crore, including Rs175.7 crore for two projects (streetlight and solar panels) undertaken under the PPP model.
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As many as 19 projects worth Rs946.3 crore, which have been completed so far, are funded by the Smart City corporation.
On being asked about the delay in the projects, a Smart City corporation official laid down several challenges, including legal issues, delay in obtaining clearances from different departments, land acquisition, challenges in vendor and resource availability in small and medium cities, utilisation of full capacity of Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs) with integration of all municipal departments and agencies, and frequent changing and dropping of projects.
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