Nashik: The state government sanctioned Rs 100 crore for cash-strapped Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation (JCMC) recently.The municipal commissioner, Chandrakant Dange, confirmed to TOI over the phone that the state government has approved Rs 100 crore to the civic body last week.“The amount would be used for improving the infrastructure under the urban rejuvenation programme. We will use the amount to strengthen the road, water supply, drainage and sewage systems of the city,” the civic chief said.The local BJP camp is elated with the powers after the victory in the civic polls. BJP triumphed in the civic polls. The results were announced on August 3, in which the party won 57 of the 75 seats defeating the Shiv Sena-led local front.The state government’s funds for JCMC come at a time when the civic body is reeling under severe financial crisis.Its dues to various financial institutions are over Rs 400 crore. Implementation of different projects have been suffering following severe financial constrain.The previous regime of the civic body was unable to ensure proper financial support to JCMC either from the Centre or the state government.During the polls, the state water resources minister and in-charge of the civic polls, Girish Mahajan, had promised to the voters that there would be adequate flow of funds from the government for the proper development of the Jalgaon city, which is the home turf of Mahajan.The Jalgaon city MLA and the city BJP president, Suresh Bhole, said that henceforth there would be no dearth of funds from the government for the Jalgaon city’s development.“Our chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis, had promised to provide financial assistance to JCMC for improving the basic infrastructure of the city. And he has kept his promise. I am confident that more funds will be made available for the civic body in future,” added Bhole.He, however, expressed concern about the present financial health of JCMC.“The issue of huge amount of loan that JCMC has to repay to the different financial institutions has to be resolved on a priority basis. For over a decade the previous regime has not done anything to make the civic body financial stable,” added the BJP MLA.

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