C Shivakumar
Chennai:
The new projects and schemes enunciated by the Tamil Nadu government
is likely to take few more months to get Centre’s clearance as the
Union government is planning to replace UPA government’s Jawaharlal
Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) with a new flagship
programme.
Official sources told Express that projects under Urban Development
Ministry may take time as the Centre is planning to frame new
guidelines under National Urban Renewal Mission.
The projects that could take time to be implemented include drinking
water, transportation, housing as well as sewerage schemes.
Sources said that Union government officials are now busy framing the
new guidelines which will be put in place as early as October
following which the schemes would be cleared.
Interestingly, many departments like Tamil Nadu Housing Board as well
as Municipal Administration and Water Supply department are now
working to get the projects in place so that they could be the first
to get the sanction once the new scheme is in place.
Interestingly, schemes under Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) has already
undergone change and has been termed as ‘Housing for All’. The project
is expected to undergo further changes. Sources said plans are on
anvil to get at least 124 projects ready before October for Union
government sanction. Officials believe that both Centre and State have
cordial ties and this could pave way for getting clearances faster for
the projects.
Interestingly, Most of the JNNURM projects nationwide faced roadblocks
due to delay in land acquisition, public agitation, change of site,
encroachments, inability to obtain statutory clearances from defence,
railway and environment and forest ministries, besides court cases. It
is believed that out of 1,339 projects sanctioned in the seven-year
period since JNNURM came into being, only 50 per cent got completed.
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