Dikshit has promised Rs.500 crore for MCD projects: Delhi Mayor
July 9th, 2009 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has assured release of Rs.500 crore (Rs.5 billion) for timely completion of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) projects, Mayor Kanwar Sain said Thursday.
The mayor met Dikshit Thursday to discuss the MCD’s annual outlay for 2009-10.
“Both the leaders had detailed discussion regarding MCD projects and the progress of 2010 Commonwealth Games infrastructure requirements,” an official statement said here.
Sain informed Dikshit that Rs.500 crore is needed to complete various infrastructure projects ahead of the games.
“The chief minister asked the MCD, as a matter of procedure, to send a formal request to the Delhi government with details of various projects and assured that the funds will be released without delay,” the mayor said.
Most of MCD’s projects relate to engineering, environmental management services and horticulture.
“Both chief minister and mayor reiterated that it is important that the MCD and the Delhi government should work together so that the projects related to the Commonwealth Games is completed in time,” the statement said.
The MCD and the state government have been involved in a war of words in the past few weeks. Delhi government has repeatedly demanded that the civic body should be under its control rather than the central government.
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