Additional municipal commissioner V B Mathankar said the civic administration has received a letter from MMRDA saying it was willing to develop infrastructure for disposal of bio-medical waste, set up a plasma fractionation centre and improve the storm water drains (SWD). An amount of Rs 20 crore has been approved for the bio-medical waste project, Rs 6 crore for the plasma centre and Rs 30.5 crore for the SWD. But the execution of the work will take some time as formalities will have to be completed, Mathankar said.

However, this is a minuscule amount as the administration needs at least Rs 224 crore immediately to improve infrastructure. This would include concretisation of roads, work on which was brought to a halt last year by the Mayor-in-Council. Of the 450 km of roads,only 280 kms have been concretised so far, said chief engineer of roads V G Apte.

The civic administration is also approaching other agencies for financial support. Municipal commissioner K Nalinakshan has submitted a detailed plan to the Centre and had also taken up the matter four months ago with the then urban development minister Jagmohan. Nalinakshan has submitted a proposal which would require Rs 3,700 crore in all. The long-standing demand of the administration for Rs 1,000 crore from the Centre for development of the city is also pending. The administration is also considering going in for loans from financial institutions, though this has not been finalised yet.

Projects between 1999-2004
Construction of storm water drains and replacment of dilapidated drains Rs 1,000 cr

Construction of buildings for schools, hospitals and dispensaries Rs 250 crBasic amenities for slums and buying equipment for garbage removal Rs 350 cr

Relocation of slums on foopaths and reserved plots Rs 375cr

Major structural repairs to chawls Rs 50 cr

Acquisition of land for providing civic amenities and rehabilitation of projected-affected people Rs 650 cr

Construction of 200 km of concrete roads and development of footpaths Rs 400 cr

Improvement of systems in the BMC, including introduction of information technology Rs 50 cr

Procurement of medical equipment and its upgradation Rs 250 cr

Expansion of National Plasma Fractionation Centre - Rs 100 cr

Construction of sewer lines and laying of new sewers - Rs 250 cr