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Finance committee forms panel to inspect road construction works in Ludhiana
MC sub-committee seeks report regarding various colonies and the fee recovered from the colonisers.
The finance and contracts committee (F&CC) of the Ludhiana municipal corporation has constituted a committee to inspect the road construction works for which the bids submitted by the contractors were less than 25-30% of the estimate prepared by the MC.
The committee, which will be headed by MC additional commissioner Rishipal Singh, was formed during an F&CC meeting held at mayor Balkar Sandhu’s camp office on Wednesday.
Sandhu said,“The contractors’ bids were 25-30% less than what was estimated. After paying GST and keeping out their profit, only around 40% amount of the estimate, prepared by MC, will be used for construction of road. A contractor cannot perform quality work within this share.”
At the meeting, F&CC approved 160 of the total 165 resolutions tabled in the meeting.
The committee approved the agenda to provide 1,008 flats to slum dwellers, who have encroached upon government land in Rajiv Gandhi Colony. It also gave nod to installation of traffic lights in different areas in the city and appointment of a contractor to run the modern slaughterhouse, among others.
Ludhiana MC sub-committee meeting: Report sought on construction of colonies, fee collected
An MC sub-committee has sought a report regarding colonies in the city and the fee recovered from the respective colonisers.
A meeting of the sub-committee was held at the Zone D office of the MC on Wednesday. MC commissioner Pardeep Sabharwal, along with councillors Jai Prakash, Mamta Ashu and Gagandeep Singh (Sunny) Bhalla, attended the meeting.
Ashu said, “In view of widespread illegal construction in the city, the committee has asked MC officials to present a report regarding colonies, fee collected and action taken against those found illegal in the last three years.”
The officials have been asked to prepare the report in the next four days.
MC commissioner Pardeep Sabharwal said, “Illegal construction will not be allowed in the city. Strict departmental action will be taken against officials if any anomalies are found.”
The sub-committee was formed by the MC General House to finalise change of land use (CLU) charges and external development charges (EDC) sought from residents.
Earlier, the committee had alleged that the officials were charging the CLU and EDU rates, which had been rejected by the General House, to benefit builders.
