Gem Nirmaalayam - Covai Property Centre, Coimbatore, Kovai, Covai

Since the last e mail in which we gave the status report on the Project, we wish to update you with the progress. These are given in the succeeding paragraphs.

Corporation Water: We have submitted the water connection applications and are processing the same with the Government departments. The inspection by Assistant Engineer is being done on 12 Jan and thereafter the Chief Engineer and DE will inspect. We expect this to be done only after Pongal as all Government offices are closed. After the inspection, they will sanction the water lines and initiate the Work order for getting the pipeline to the entrance of GEM Nirmaalayam. From here it will be connected to the pipeline already laid by us to the sump. If all of them cooperate, we should get water by end of January.
RO Water: Ready and functional. Water pipeline for discharge of unusable water has been completed
Over Head Tank: Completed
Sump: The common Sump is ready. The concrete slab cover for the sump is being cast this week.
Pumps: Procured and ready for installation and will be done once the water connections are given

The civil work has been completed. There was some problem with the ground water entering into the compartments because of very high level of ground water (5 feet), but this has been attended to and set right.
The pump room is getting ready and will be completed coming week.
GET Engineering has got the system with them and will be moving it to the site after Pongal. They will take three weeks to commission the same but have promised to speed up the work and make it operational in two weeks. We expect this to be ready by the end of January or beginning of February (say by 7 Feb).
We are also trying to find an interim solution for using the sewage system with even lesser number of occupants by adopting some other means. If we succeed then even with lesser number of occupants we can make the system functional

Application for the electricity connection is also being processed at the highest level and we are getting two transformers and not one.
The transformer material has started arriving at site from 11 Jan 08
The Panels for streets are being set up by us
The Meter boxes for the villas and Apartments are being installed by us. The entire material for panel boxes and meter boxes have arrived
Once the transformers are ready after Pongal, we will be laying the cables for which the trenches are already ready and the main cables have also arrived. The cables connecting the main Panel Boxes for group of villas and apartments have been completed. It is just the matter of laying the main cables, inspection by TNEB and covering it with Concrete blocks which too have been fabricated and are ready at site.
We are hoping to complete the entire process including the transformer and electricity connection from TNEB by the end of January and hopefully we will be ready in all respects by first week of February

TV and Telephone Cables: The trenches for them are also ready and will be completed by the BSNL and the Cable operator shortly. We are in touch with them for early completion

Central Gas supply: The work for the pipelines will commence only when the drainage work is completed. In any case, this is not a priority item for completion and we hope to complete this by end of Feb only through Indian Oil Corporation

Road Work: Thanks to the heavy rain, there has been delay in completing this work in December. However, this will be completed now by end of January as the work will commence after Pongal when the drainage work would have been mostly completed. The Road contractor needs only ten days to complete all the internal roads and his labourers are already working at the site

Kerb Stones have been completed and laid and the pavers have been ordered and will be laid along with the road work

Solar Street Lights: Since we opted for latest models using LEDs, which reduce global warming, the Tata BP Solar had some problem in getting the BIS Standards passed with the Government. This has since been received by them at Bangalore and they have promised to give the solar street lights by 25 Jan. This is fine by us as it does not take too much of time for setting them up.

Compound Wall: Except for the front side, where the work has begun, the rest of the compound wall has been completed. We will complete this work after Pongal when the labour sheds are completely removed

Labour Camp: The dismantling of labour camp has begun and this will be completed by 31 January.

Club House: The plastering of the Club House has been completed. Putty work is on and tiles for flooring have been ordered and received. Roof tiles have been laid. The Club House will be completed once the materials which have been stored inside the Club House are fitted in villas/apartments.

As value addition we have also constructed a Male Saloon and Ladies Beauty Parlor in the Club House so that the Resident Association can get additional income at no additional cost for you.

Bath Room Fixtures: We have delayed the fitting of bathroom fixtures since the labour inside which is from various contractors have been stealing what we put up and this is a problem in India and we have to face it. The fixtures will be fixed before your occupation of villas/apartment as it does not take much time

Solar Water Heaters: Solar water heaters have arrived and so have all the water tanks. Water tanks have been fixed and the Solar Heaters will be fixed nearer the time of your occupation as the Solar Panels cannot be left open to sky unless you use the water.

C Block: This is almost ready. The lift has been commissioned by Kone, but we have kept the lift locked for obvious reasons. The pavers work on the Ground Floor is nearing completion. Once electricity and water connection is given, we can hand over the apartments.
B Block:
- The inner plastering has been completed and the Putty work is under progress
- Outer plastering is almost complete
- Expected date of completion of B Block is 28 Feb 2008
A Block:
- Basement Grade Beam work has been completed and the columns up to Stilt Level are being raised along with the Basement Brick work
- Stilt Floor Roof is to be cast by 15 Feb
- Expected to complete A Block by Sep/Oct 2008

Stand by Generator: The Bill of Quantities has been prepared and submitted to the Vendors to get the best possible rate. We will be providing automatic changer also so that you get uninterrupted electricity. The cost etc will be intimated to you shortly. Provision for laying of cables has been made along with the other infrastructure work.

Current Market Price: The current market price of the villas is over Rs 4000 per sq ft and that of the apartments is about Rs 3200 per sq ft.

With the rains having stopped and the festival season coming to an end shortly, the pace of work in GEM Nirmaalayam will also pick up. Assuming that the water and electricity connections are given by first week of February, residents of the First Priority Villas and C Block can plan to move in by 10 Feb, by when we would have also been able to complete the second coat of paint. For those of you who are still getting the wood work done, we shall do the second coat after you complete the same.

While it is our endeavor to hand you over the villas/apartments earlier than 10 Feb, because of external agencies like Corporation water and TNEB for electricity we may not be able to do so. However, we shall try and get these agencies to complete their commitment sooner.