The Latur Municipal Corporation (LMC) has received grants
worth Rs 5 crore out of the special financial assistance from the State
Government for development of the basic infrastructure of the corpo ration.
The
LMC may utilize funds up to Rs 2 crore for the development of drinking water simply
scheme, water conservation and enhancement of underground water reserves. 20
percent of the granted funds may be utilized for environmental conservation and
balance which may include forestation, capacity building for maintaining the
ground water level etc. Overall Rs 5 crore grant will help the LMC to prepare a
road map for the development of infrastructure in the city
The city would witness development works like roads,
drainage system, water supply, power man -agement out of these granted funds.
The LMC recently passed resolutions to this effect in its special meeting. A
special meeting of the LMC was summoned recently at the Yashwantrao Chauhan
assembly hall under the chairmanship of mayor Smita Khanapure. The meeting
passed four resolutions to take an unan imous decision for utilization of Rs 5
crore funds received from the State Government for the basic infrastructure
development of Latur, to submit a propos al seeking funds for develop ment of
minerals, to make a provision for constructing an art theatre on the land of
ITI College and to install a life-size statue of late Vilasrao Deshmukh.
The proposed theatre on the land of the ITT College will
come up near Shivaji chowk. The LMC will receive a grant of Rs 3.75 crore from
the government for this purpose and other expenditure will be borne by LMC. The
proposed the atre is a joint project of ITT and LMC. A resolution effecting an
additional pro vision for Rs 8.41 crore for the construction of the pro posed
theatre was made by the LMC.
