The Rajkot Urban Development Authority’s (RUDA) Governing Board approved its Rs 278.46 crore budget for the fiscal year 2022-23 at a meeting held in the city on Wednesday.
The budget prioritised Phase-V of Ring Road-II, drinking water schemes, streetlights, and garbage collection systems.
The budget allots Rs 49.74 crore to build a 12.5-kilometer-long stretch of Ring Road-II between Maliyasan village on National Highway 27 and Bedi village on Morbi road on the city’s northwestern outskirts, as well as radial roads connecting Vavdi, Lapasari, and Thorala villages to this Ring Road.
“Construction of Ring Raod-II, phases III and IV connecting Gondal Road to Bhavnagar Road and Bhavnagar Road to Maliyasan village respectively is nearing completion. Once the Maliyasan-Bedi stretch is constructed, there will be additional connectivity between Morbi Road and the NH 27 besides the existing 150-Ring Road stretch,” N F Chaudhary, chief executive authority (CEA) of RUDA told The Indian Express after the budget.
The budget also included Rs 34.88 crore for the development of a drinking water supply network in 24 of the 48 villages under RUDA’s jurisdiction.
It also set aside Rs 830 crore to build an elevated drinking water storage reservoir in Maliyasan, a drinking water distribution pipeline in Kangashiyali, and underground drainage lines in Kangashiyali, Mahika, and Ronki.
The budget also proposes to purchase five tipper vans and 30 large garbage containers at the cumulative cost of Rs 65.50 lakh for garbage collection and transportation in RUDA village.
“The idea is to have basic amenities like drainage lines and drinking water lines in place before these villages become highly populated and merged with the Rajkot Municipal Corporation,” said the CEA.