Lucknow: In its latest civic spending plan, the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has marked the lion’s share of the Rs 100 crore leftover infrastructure fund allocated by the 15th Finance Commission for road repairs, waste disposal and drainage.While Rs 47.65 crore has been allocated for the repair/construction of roads and drains, Rs 25 crore is for scientific waste disposal.Lucknow Mayor Sushma Kharkwal said that roads, drains and waste disposal are priorities for the city, and hence they have been allocated most of the money.The money will also be used to set up another waste processing plant in Shivri for the scientific disposal of garbage into manure.At present, a total of 2,000 metric tonnes of garbage is generated daily in Lucknow, while the capacity of the existing plant in Shivri is 1,700 metric tonnes; the new plant will fill the gap in processing capacity.The LMC will also set up automatic and semi-automatic material recovery facilities (MRF) where segregation of waste is done before sending to the Shivri plant.The plan also includes Rs 2.25 crore for sculptures at four intersections: National PG College, Pasi Qila, Kathuta crossing and Gole Market and Rs 30.8 lakh for Victoria-style streetlights near Hanuman Setu temple and along Residency Road.Water supply infrastructure proposals include repairs to overhead tanks in Rajajipuram and Aliganj, pump replacements at the Aishbagh water treatment plant and Gau Ghat pumping station and Rs 3.5 crore for new pumps at the Jankipuram flood pumping station.LMC also plans to purchase water tankers, fogging machines, excavators, sprinklers, tractors, motorboats and pumps. The proposed equipment budget includes Rs 2.17 crore for 50 water tankers and Rs 1.2 crore for fogging machines.
