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Written By Ravi_D - 31 August, 2010
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2010-11 BBMP Budget is out, first from an elected body after a long while. Saw the print edition of DH with some details of it, their website is currently down. Will link up after it wakes up!.
In the mean time, read the headlines from today's Hindu here.
Highlight is the road infrastructure. Rs 5215cr set aside for it, accounting for 62% of the total outlay. Includes elevated road from Sirsi Circle to Nayandahalli on Mysore Road, Signal Free NH4 (??), Chord Rd Jn Improvements, Tunnel Road (!) b/w Majestic & KR Market, and finally, the steel flyover (is back again) b/w Minerva and Hudson circle.
20Cr in CBD + 24Cr elsewhere in the City for footpaths. Welcome.
200Cr for solid waste management. 200cr for traffic management and vehicle parking. Wonder what 'traffic management' role palike delivers.
In a good move, finally, a 'project management unit' is proposed to be set up.
Some talk of refurbishing old market areas. Long over due.
159 cr for development of parks. 97cr for development of lakes. (See here). BBMP says out of 183 lakes,17 are 'developed' and 13 are 'under development'.
Some other green measures are floated too. Plastics less than 20microns are being banned. E-waste will attract a new 'e-cess'.
COMMENTS
Where is allocation for its IT spending?
Bheema.Upadhyaya - 31 August, 2010 - 11:39
I have not seen anything under its own infrastructure development (like improving IT enabled services like Spandana, property tax etc). But I see an EOI launched in this new post, is that part of last year budget?
Ravi_D - 31 August, 2010 - 04:24
For a better overview, see here:
BBMP proposes to spend Rs. 8,488 crore during 2010-11. A major chunk of the expenditure amounting to Rs. 4,878 crore (58 per cent) is for infrastructure works. It has proposed to spend Rs. 604 crore on welfare scheme, Rs. 336 crore on health, Rs. 103 crore on education, culture and sports, while it will spend Rs. 592 crore to repay debts. Payment of salaries and pension of employees account for Rs. 333 crore (four per cent of the expenditure).
Naveen - 31 August, 2010 - 04:48
This budget seems like an exercise in repeating the promises that had been proposed earlier with no money & some more additional 'baloons' like "tunnels" & more of the elevated roads - no talk of bus exclusive infrastructure yet.
Mysore road flyover sans logic..
srinidhi - 31 August, 2010 - 09:04
They have not completed the road expansion to 6 lanes between Sirsi circle and Nayandahalli and now they are re-announcing a flyover on the same stretch..
What is it that they want?
..as Naveen says its just rotten wine in new bottle!
Ravi_D - 31 August, 2010 - 11:33
We were questioning the legality and effectiveness of BBMP budget without an elected body - See this (past BBMP Budget Discussion).
Now that we have an elected body in charge, can we think for a moment if this is what we expect? And if it is not, what else?
Moral of the story?
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