This the time for preparation for the Budget for the upcoming year for the Belagavi city corporation, but it is interesting to know that most of the works mentioned in last years budget have not been taken up at all and most plans are on paper only, and it seems the same would be carried forward in this years budget as well.
Sakal daily has elaborated the same in a nice manner and here here some snapshots from the same story.
Property tax target 55 crores – Collected upto now 19 crores
No money spent from fund set aside for honoring state level awarded – Nothing spent
48 lakhs for Mass sterilization for street dogs – Nothing spent
Beautification and Fountains at circles – Not even one circle beautified
40 crores for construction of malls on open spaces – No work commenced
60 lakh for going online for building permission/ birth death certificate – Online process might commence from March 1 2016
Sewage treatment plant – no work taken up
Diesel crematorium at Sadashiv Nagar worth 75 lakhs – no work taken up
1 crore for Solar lighting in Cremation grounds – No lights put up
1 crore for Bus shelter – not used completely
15 lakhs for new cars for Mayor and Dy.Mayor – No cars purchased
450 crore UG drain project – not yet commenced
Swimming pool under 100 crore spl fund – Not yet commenced
Methanisation plant in Udyambag worth 50 lakhs still on paper
Mother Teresa memorial hall 45 lakhs – still on paper
Badminton hall in Ashok Nagar and Stadium at Sardars ground – still on paper
Some projects where work has commenced –
Night shelter at Khasbag
Contractors for work under 3rd special grant of 100 crore fixed
road work on 2nd special grant of 100 crore completed
6 MGD water treatment plant at Basavnkol – work in progress
Mayor Sports