Udupi, April 1: The Udupi City Municipal Council (CMC) on Saturday approved a surplus budget of Rs. 81.09 lakh for 2012-13 at its general body meeting here.
The budget presented by CMC president Kiran Kumar showed receipts at Rs. 136.66 crore while the expenditure had been projected at Rs. 135.84 crore.
Mr. Kumar said that a bridge would be built from Malpe to Padukere at a cost of Rs. 7.5 crore and the tender process was in the final stage. The bridge has been a long-pending demand of the people of Padukere.
A sum of Rs. 1 crore has been earmarked for improving the traffic system and facilitating smooth movement of vehicles in the city. The circles at various road junctions will be modernised.
The CMC, which has listed houses which have no toilets, will construct toilets at a cost of Rs. 20,000 each. The Chief Minister's Health Insurance Scheme for the members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes will be extended for 2012-13.
The land acquisition process for widening of Kanakadasa Road is in the final stage. The Main Fish Market in the city will be modernised using a grant of Rs. 2 crore from the National Fisheries Development Board.
The CMC has spent Rs. 13 crore for land acquisition to widen the road from Tangadagadi to Kalsanka. A 60-foot road will be built here at a cost of Rs. 7.5 crore. The land acquisition process for widening the Diana Circle has been completed, and the work will be completed in 2012-13.
Road widening will also be taken up at Taluk Office-Korangarapady stretch.
To have spacious office, the CMC has urged the government to hand over the old Deputy Commissioner's office so that some CMC offices could be shifted there.
The renovation of the Town Hall, at a cost of Rs. 4 crore, is in the final stages. The CMC office will be computerised at a cost of Rs. 50 lakh.
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