NMRDA to get Rs 268 cr for sewage treatment plant

 

 

Cabinet nod to raise HUDCO loan of Rs 2,000 crore to aid projects in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Nagpur  

 

The Maharashtra Cabinet on Tuesday cleared a approval to raise Rs 2,000 crore from the Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd (HUDCO) under the Urban Infrastructure Development Loan Scheme to help municipal bodies mobilise matching funds for infrastructure projects. The decision will enable Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation to access Rs 822.22 crore for a water supply project, Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority (NMRDA) to raise Rs 268.84 crore for four sewage treatment projects, and Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation to get Rs 116.28 crore for a water supply project.

 

The scheme is designed to ensure that projects under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0, Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0, Maharashtra Suvarna Jayanti Nagarothhan Maha Abhiyan and other state/central initiatives do not stall due to lack of funds. Extension to electricity bill concession for lift irrigation schemes The Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday approved the extension of the electricity tariff concession scheme for ultra-high pressure, high pressure and low pressure lift irrigation schemes for farmers for another two years, i.e. till March 2027. The meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. This will result in huge savings in the cost of about 1,789 lift irrigation schemes in the State and the farmers associated with these lift irrigation schemes will benefit directly. This electricity tariff concession scheme has made it easier for farmers in the State to provide water for their crops. This is helping to increase agricultural income.

 

Therefore, this electricity tariff concession scheme announced earlier has helped in improving the standard of living of farmers and increasing their agricultural income. Considering this particular aspect the Cabinet decided to extend this welfare scheme till March 31, 2027. In this scheme, the concessional electricity rate for the customers of the ultra-high pressure and high-pressure lifting water irrigation scheme is Rs 1.16 per unit and a fixed rate of Rs 25 per month (per KVA) and the concessional electricity rate for the customers of the low-pressure lifting water irrigation scheme is Rs 1 per unit and a fixed rate of Rs 15 per month (per horsepower) has been approved to be maintained till March 31, 2027. With this concession, the State Government has approved the payment of Rs 886.15 crore for the annual year 2025-26 and Rs. 872.23 crore for the financial year 2026-27 to Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited to compensate for the revenue deficit. 

 

 

 The cabinet approved the provision of expenditure of Rs 4.76 crore for the repair of Ghonga and Rs 4.92 crore for Kanadi minor irrigation schemes in Murtijapur taluka of Akola district. The meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The work of Ghonga minor irrigation scheme was completed in 1986. The work of Kanadi minor irrigation scheme was completed in 1977. The pitching of both these projects has not been repaired, trees and bushes have grown in the canal, and the service road on the project has not been repaired. For this, the expenditure was approved as a special matter for the repair of both these projects. Repairs worth Rs 4.76 crore have been approved for the Ghongha micro-irrigation project in Akola district, completed in 1986. It is expected to create 35 TMC of additional water storage and 45 hectares of irrigation capacity over its original 1,550 TMC storage and 350 hectares irrigation capacity, it said. Similarly, the Kanadi micro-irrigation project in Akola completed in 1977, will undergo repairs costing Rs 4.92 crore, which is expected to add 38 TMC storage and 46 hectares irrigation capacity over its original 1,700 TMC storage and 286 hectares irrigation capacity.