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Budget focusses on infrastructure in Kasaragod

KASARAGOD: The Kasaragod municipality’s budget for 2008-09, presented in the council on Tuesday, lays emphasis on poverty alleviation and infrastructure development.

While the ruling party welcomed the budget as development-oriented Opposition BJP termed it a sham and said the municipality had not implemented the promises made in last year’s budget.

The budget has earmarked Rs.3 crore for poverty alleviation programmes. A sum of Rs.2 crore has been set apart for the construction of a comprehensive sewerage system. The existing drainage networks would be linked and unhindered flow of waste water, ensured. The budget earmarks Rs.2 crore for the construction of a coastal ring road net work.

The budget expects an income of Rs.18.97 crore and an expenditure of Rs.17.69 crore, a surplus of Rs.1.28 crore. The revised estimates for 2007-08 put income at Rs.10.26 crore and expenditure at Rs.7.84 crore.

A sum of Rs. 1 crore has been set aside for the construction of a solid waste disposal plant.

To solve drinking water shortage in the town, Rs.1 crore has been allotted. Effort would be made to locate new water sources. Drinking water would be supplied to the public in tanker lorries wherever shortage of potable water is reported.

The budget has earmarked Rs. 60 lakh for the development of Kasaragod taluk hospital.

A sum of Rs. 25 lakhs has been allotted for computerisation of municipal office and Rs. 18 lakh has been earmarked for providing nutritious food to pregnant women and children. The budget has also provisions for extension of fish market, modernisation of cemetery and construction of houses for homeless widows who are economically backward.

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