MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND WATER SUPPLY DEPARTMENT
DEMAND NO. 34
Policy Note - 2006-2007
Preamble
The department of Municipal Administration and Water Supply is responsible for the administration and programmes of the Urban Local Bodies in the State and for planning and implementing water supply schemes in both rural and urban areas in the State.
The Urban Local Bodies provide basic amenities like water supply, sanitation, roads, solid waste disposal and street lights to the public. Urban towns and cities have become drivers of economic growth. They offer important services not only to their citizens, but also to the people living in the surrounding rural areas. Towns and Cities also provide improved opportunities for social and economic mobility for the disadvantaged people.
The Government is determined to provide all support to Urban Local Bodies in discharging their duty of providing basic services to the people. Tamil Nadu is a pioneer state in introducing urban sector reforms in the entire country. The reforms will be continued, to make the towns and cities of the State livable and sustainable, offering enhanced quality of life to their citizens.
Towns and Cities are best managed by the people who live there. As the term of the Urban Local Bodies comes to an end this year, elections are proposed to be conducted well in time so that a new set of people’s representatives take over the reins of local bodies by 25.10.2006. The Government has also decided to adopt indirect method of election for the office of Mayor and Chairmen of Urban Local Bodies, in order to ensure smooth functioning of Urban Local Bodies.
The Government is also committed to providing safe drinking water to all in the State. It is the intention of the Government to increase the level and hours of water supply in towns and cities immediately and to ultimately to reach a point where quality water supply is available to all the households continuously as in advanced countries.
MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION
Urbanisation In Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is undergoing rapid urbanisation and ranks as one of the most urbanised states in the country. According to 2001 Census, the total population of Tamil Nadu was 6.21 crore of which the urban population was 2.72 crore (including Census Towns) which accounts for 44% of the total population. It is expected that more than half of the population of Tamil Nadu would live in urban areas in the next few years. The urban population of Tamil Nadu requires a wide range of civic services, which can be delivered only through a responsive civic administration. The Urban Local Bodies(ULBs) in Tamilnadu are taking all possible steps for the delivery of civic services by utilising their own funds along with grants and loans received from the State and Central Governments and other financial institutions. There are 6 Municipal Corporations viz. Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Salem and Tirunelveli in the State of Tamilnadu. Five Corporations (except Chennai) and 152 Municipalities including 50 Third
0 Grade Municipalities are under the administrative control of the Commissioner of Municipal Administration. It is proposed to upgrade Tiruppur Municipality into Tiruppur Corporation during this year.
The classification of Municipalities is as follows:-
Sl.No Grade Annual income No.of (Rs.in crore ) Munici- palities 1 Special Grade Above 5.00 13
2 Selection Grade 2.00-5.00 28
3 First Grade 1.00-2.00 36
4 Second Grade Below 1.00 25
5 Third Grade Exceeding 30000 50 Municipality population Total 152
Enhanced Efficiency in ULBs:
The Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) will aim at enhancing the efficiency in delivery of the following civic services namely;
i) Provision of protected drinking water; ii) Proper drainage and sewerage systems; iii) Solid Waste Management; iv) Usable public toilets – preventing defecation in public places and roads. v) Providing street lights; vi) Roads with clear pathways; vii) Control of stray animals; viii) Prevention of pollution; ix) Public utilities like markets and bus stands; x) Open spaces and parks – recreational areas; xi) Prevention of the emergence of new slums and removal of encroachments; xii) Enhancing public trust in civic administration by proper and transparent taxation and through responsive governance; xiii) Improving overall public health;
Outcome based Services
It is the aim of the Government to ensure that the above mentioned services rendered to the citizens by the ULBs are outcome based so that the programmes yield the expected benefits.
Human Development Report For Urban Local Bodies
The real growth of an Urban Local Body is reflected through well-being of the people. The traditional indicators of the economy do not reveal the actual state of human well-being in the area.
Hence the preparation of the Human Development Index in the spheres of urban basic amenities such as, water supply, sanitation, health, education, poverty alleviation and employment
1 generation, nutrition, gender equality and access to basic needs is necessary to identify the appropriate parameters to enable each Urban Local Body to evolve specific scheme to promote basic amenities. Hence it is proposed to prepare a Human Development Report for every Urban Local Body in a phased manner.
City Development Plan (CDP) for all Urban Local Bodies in Tamil Nadu
A City Development Plan is a perspective and vision for the future development of towns and cities. Under TNUDP III, the preparation of plans for 31 urban centers are under finalisation and for another 11 urban centers, the plans are under preparation. For the remaining Municipalities and Corporations, City Development Plans will be prepared in a phased manner.
2 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
Water Supply
It is the aim of the Government to ensure daily supply in Corporations and Municipalities and to increase the hours of supply, to rehabilitate the existing infrastructure by interlinking various schemes executed at different points of time and to increase supply coverage by identifying new sources, and to complete the ongoing water supply schemes in a specific time frame.
Roads and Storm Water Drains
a) The Department lays emphasis on the development and upgradation of roads in the ULBs. It is proposed to eliminate all the earthen and metal roads in the ULBs by converting them to bituminous surface on arterial roads and cement concrete surface on narrow roads during the next four years. Effort will be made to make all main roads pedestrian-friendly.
b) Link roads and ring roads need to be formed to ease the traffic in Corporations and Municipalities and schemes will be formulated and taken up for implementation as per the priority over the next five years.
c) Only about 43 % of the roads in the ULBs is covered with storm water drains. All the Bus route roads will be covered with storm water drains in the first instance and the remaining roads will be taken up in a phased manner.
Street Lighting
The Second State Finance Commission has identified a gap of 17% in provision of streetlights. Efforts will be taken to bridge this gap in the next 3 years by providing additional lights.
At present, maintenance of streetlights is done through private participation in 18 Municipalities and 3 Corporations. This programme has resulted in better delivery of service at reduced costs. It is proposed to extend this system to all the other willing ULBs.
A new concept of energy saving through implementation of the energy saving plan by Energy Saving Companies is under trial. The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute and National Productivity Council studied the energy efficiency of street lights in 45 Municipalities and it was found that there was considerable scope for energy saving. The Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services limited which sponsors the study will facilitate the further process of the concept.
Quality control measures have been implemented in the purchase of spares and streetlight materials in the Urban Local Bodies to effect energy savings and to ward off complaints of interior/inadequate lighting.
Emphasis is laid on providing additional streetlights, wherever required in all Municipalities and Corporations with the norms of one streetlight for every 30 metres for better illumination. During the year 2006-2007, the Municipalities and Corporations would be advised to make adequate provision for street lights as per the norms.
Modern Bus Stands
ULBs aim to improve the public utilities like bus stands.
(a) In Rajapalayam, Krishnagiri and Kovilpatti Municipalities, new bus stands are being constructed and proposed to be completed during the current year itself.
(b) New bus stands with modern facilities will be constructed in two Municipalities viz., Nellikuppam, Kodaikanal and in Coimbatore Corporation.
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(c) The existing bus stands at Nagercoil will have improved facilities during the current year.
(d) Existing bus stands in 6 Municipalities viz., Thiruvannamalai, Manali, Anakaputtur, Puzhuthivakkam, Pollachi and Poonamallee will be upgraded with modern facilities.
PUBLIC HEALTH
It is one of the basic duty of the ULBs to work towards ensuring provision of better public health and sanitation. Towards this end, ULBs will constantly strive to improve health and sanitation facilities.
Under Ground Sewerage (UGS)
The UGS scheme is an essential and effective tool to tackle environmental degradation. The objective of this department is to provide UGS in all the ULBs over a time frame as announced in the His Excellency the Governor’s speech.
The existing UGS schemes will be extended to cover the entire urban area. The ongoing projects under the National River Conservation Programme in Trichy, Tirunelveli and Madurai Corporations and in Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Karur and Inam Karur Municipalities will be completed during the current year and put to use.
a. Pallavaram, Ambattur and Kancheepuram schemes will be completed during 2007- 2008. b. The Under Ground Sewerage Schemes in Salem Corporation, Erode, Nammakal, Pudukottai, Sivagangai, Vellore, Thiruvottiyur Virudunagar, Tuticorin, Cuddalore, Ramanathapuram, Uthagamandalam and Dindugal Municipalities will be taken up for execution this year c. Under Ground Sewerage Schemes for Tiruvarur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Thiruvannamalai and Villupuram which are all District Headquarter towns are under formulation and efforts will be taken to take up these schemes for implementation during this financial year. d. it is proposed to prepare a comprehensive UGS scheme covering uncovered areas of Coimbatore Corporation and adjacent urban areas with funding access under JNNURM.
Maternity and Child Health Care
Maternal and Child Health Services are the most important of all the services provided by the ULBs. At present the Infant Mortality Ratio in ULB areas is 44/1000 live births and Maternal Mortality Ratio is 1.3/1000 live births. Action will be taken to reduce the infant mortality ratio and Maternal mortality ratio in ULB areas, by improving the quality of services offered by the Local Bodies.
Control of Communicable Diseases
For effective fly control measures, it will be ensured that atleast one powerful Fogging Machine is available in each ULB.
Solid Waste Management
Solid Waste Management is one of the obligatory functions of urban the local bodies. On the directions given by the Supreme Court of India, the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India has issued “Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handlings) Rules,2000” which is mandatory for the ULBs to follow. Based on the above Rules, the Government has issued instructions to all Urban Local Bodies to earmark land for waste processing and disposal facilities.
At present, approximately 10,000 MT. of garbage per day is generated in the Municipalities and Corporations. Segregation of garbage into Bio-degradable and recyclable components at source
4 is followed in most of the wards in ULBs in the State. The system of door to door collection of garbage has been started in all the ULBs. The main goals in solid waste management are to achieve 100 % source segregation, disposal of garbage in scientific manner and make the towns garbage free.
Privatisation of Solid Waste Management is encouraged in all Municipalities and Corporations by utilising the services of Self Help Groups.
Out of the 152 Municipalities and 5 Corporations, about 45 Municipalities and 4 Corporations have adequate land for compost yards for the anticipated population for the year 2025. Government has so far sanctioned Rs.4.75 crore to 69 Municipalities for purchase of land for the compost yard. As a result of the continuous efforts to procure land , so far 20 Municipalities have purchased land for compost yard under this scheme and in respect of others the procurement is in progress.
An action plan on Solid Waste Management at an estimated cost of Rs. 181.68 crore has been prepared by all the Municipalities to improve efficiency in primary collection, increase the fleet strength in secondary transportation and use of modern equipment in the disposal areas.
For the improvement of Solid Waste Management infrastructure in the Chennai Metropolitan Area Municipalities, the State Government released Rs.8.00 crore during the year 2005-06. During 2006-2007 also a provision of Rs.8.00 crore has been made for improvement of infrastructure in the Chennai Metropolitan Area Municipalities
5 Composting of the organic waste is the need of the hour, and the compost can be utilised for the organic hungry soils of Tamil Nadu for better farm productivity. Namakkal, Tiruppur and Dharapuram Municipalities are the pioneers in producing compost from Municipal Solid Waste. During the current year, more Municipalities will start producing compost from the Municipal Solid Waste.
Slaughter Houses
It is proposed to construct slaughter houses with modern facilities in all District headquarters Municipalities and Corporations at an estimated cost of Rs.740.00 lakhs during this financial year. The type design for these slaughter houses will be prepared in consultation with the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and Animal Welfare Board of India.
Gasifier Crematorium
It is proposed to install modern Gasifier crematoria in 33 Urban Local Bodies including District Head quarters Municipalities and 5 Corporations at a cost of Rs.1520.00 lakhs.
BUILDING BETTER ENVIRONMENT
Development of Parks & Play Fields
In the Urban Local Bodies, there are about 400 Parks maintained by the Municipalities and Corporations. During the year 2006-07 it is proposed to develop 50 Parks in the ULBs by utilizing the Town and Country Planning Development Funds.
Cleaning of Water Bodies
In order to prevent the sewage and sullage water entering into water bodies, the ULBs will take up interception and diversion works in the channels wherever identified. Moreover, it is also proposed to take up de-silting of the water bodies, lead channels as a pre-monsoon activity for prevention of inundation during monsoon.
During the year 2006-07, a sum of Rs.5.00 crore has been allotted for execution of interception and diversion works. This will enable the ULBs to arrest polluted water entering into the water bodies. The concept of bio-remediation, including the usage of Efficient Microbes (EM) will be tried as part of the cleaning of water bodies on pilot basis.
Provision of Rain Water Harvesting Structures (RWH)
The provision of RWH structures has been made mandatory to all the constructions through amendments to relevant Acts which will be strictly enforced upon. The public utility buildings of ULBs and that of Government will also follow the provision of RWH.
The water bodies like, tanks, ponds etc will be made rain water bearing structures thereby enabling the ground water to rise.
EDUCATION Schools
ULBs are committed to ensure that all the municipal schools are well maintained with all facilities. The gaps in facilities like toilets, laboratories, cycle sheds, etc., will be made good in the current year.
Play Grounds and Gyms It is proposed to take up provision of play grounds and gyms in the Municipal schools as there is a saying “a sound mind in a sound body “. To start with, Corporation Schools and special grade Municipalities will implement the scheme.
6 TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNANCE
Usage of Information and Communication Technology in Municipal Services: E-Governance
The purpose of E-governance in ULBs is to provide sustainable citizen centric services at doorsteps by using Information and Communication Technology. This will enable transparency and people’s participation in Municipal Governance.
Initially all manual records have been converted into electronic database and computer infrastructure strengthened in all ULBs. The issue of birth and death certificates, property tax, water charges, non-tax, professional tax, vacant land tax & chitta have been computerised and collection of dues is made through facilitation centers. Provision is also made for the citizens to pay the dues by cash, cheque, demand draft and credit cards.
Accrual based accounting system is computerised and integrated with all revenue income modules. To access the data, all systems have been brought into Local Area Network (LAN), Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN). A dedicated web portal is in place for on-line monitoring of e-governance progress. Computer training on Database Administrator Programme is being conducted for the IT staff of the local bodies.
The Government will strengthen the measures already taken and initiate action to move towards the next generation of e-governance to provide enhanced services to the citizens. Under this initiative;
• It is proposed to implement Geographical Information System (GIS) in all Urban Local Bodies in a phased manner to create digital land base maps and a web based Decision Support System (DSS) for utility and asset management;
• It is proposed to implement e-governance initiatives in the recently upgraded 50 Third Grade Municipalities; and
• To monitor the clearance of files and papers through Work Flow Management and Content Management in the Commissionerate of Municipal Administration.
URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMME
Swarna Jayanthi Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) The reduction of urban poverty is one of the major challenges. During the period from 1997- 1998 to 2005-2006, the Government of India sanctioned Rs.100.67 crore and the State Government sanctioned the proportionate State share of Rs.65.12 crore for the components of SJSRY. Out of the total amount of Rs.165.79 crore, a sum of Rs.153.73 crore has been utilised. The achievements are, • Urban poor numbering 3501 were benefited under the individual self- employment programme and 3933 women were assisted for group ventures under the component of the Development of Women and Children in Urban Areas (DWCUA) subsidy.
• Under the training component, skill development training was given to 8122 urban poor.
• Under the Wage Employment Scheme, an amount of Rs.171.64 lakhs was spent for creation of useful infrastructure for urban poor.
For the year 2006-2007, the Government of India have sanctioned tentatively, a sum of Rs.15.91 crore and the State Government will release the proportionate share of Rs.5.30 crore to implement the Scheme.
7 During 2006-2007, under the Self Employment component, 2461 urban poor will be assisted through individual loans with subsidies, 7384 members of SHGs will be assisted for group ventures and 12300 urban poor will be given skill training at a cost of Rs.2,000/- per trainee. Under the Wage Employment component, about 1.35 lakhs mandays will be generated for providing basic amenities like drains, retaining walls, pathways, community toilets and parks.
State Urban Development Agency (SUDA)
The State Urban Development Agency formed and registered under the Societies Act works towards revamping the poverty alleviation programme so as to extend all benefits to the urban poor in a given time frame. Under the assistance of SUDA,