Andhra Pradesh - Ongole   

Civic body to spend penal amount on infrastructure

crucial meet:Municipal chairman B Hanumantha Rao addressing a meeting of the municipal council in Ongole on Wednesday.

ONGOLE: The emergency meeting of the Ongole Municipal Council on Wednesday resolved to spend 50 per cent of the Rs 4.45 crore collected under the Andhra Pradesh Regulation and Penalization from owners of buildings constructed unauthorizedly and in deviation of sanctioned plans, for improving civic infrastructure in the wards from where the amount had been collected.

The municipal council meeting chaired by municipal chairman B Hanumantha Rao also resolved to keep the remaining amount in a common pool fund and decide on the works in the town as per priority.

The funds would be utilised for repairing badly damaged roads, improving water supply, drainage and for protection of open spaces of the municipality, he said.

“If there are no works to be taken up in any particular ward, then the works in other wards will be taken up,'' he said and asked the ward members to submit their proposals immediately.

Laila damage

Later talking to reporters, he said the town would get additional Rs 5 crore shortly for repairing civic infrastructure damaged because of the cyclonic storm ''Laila'' on May 20.

The district administration has estimated the loss caused by the cyclone to municipal infrastructure at Rs 167.72 crore and sought Rs 3.20 crore for temporary restoration works and Rs 164.52 crore for permanent restoration works.

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