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MC to take over Mohali roads and parks under GMADA from Apr 1, 2021
The survey of works completed by GMADA was continuing following which the takeover would be completed, Punjab cabinet minister Balbir Singh Sidhu has said
The municipal corporation (MC) will take over maintenance of parks and roads of sectors under the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) from April 1, 2021, Punjab cabinet minister Balbir Singh Sidhu has said.
Addressing mediapersons at the MC office in Sector 67 here on Tuesday, Sidhu said residents of sectors 66 to 69 and sector 76 to 80 would also get relief from January 1 as they would start paying a lower water tariff when MC took over the water supply from GMADA, which was charging much higher prices.
The MC takeover of parks and roads under GMADA however would be done by April 1, the ensuing fiscal, Sidhu added. The survey of works completed by the Authority was continuing following which the takeover would be completed, he added.
Maintenance would be easier and quick as the local councillors would be able to immediately identify and follow up with repair and maintenance of roads and look after nearly 565 big and small parks of the city, Sidhu said.
There is a big disparity between GMADA and MC water tariffs as the former charges nearly Rs 5 to Rs 20 per Kilolitres (1,000 litres) depending upon residential/ commercial and other the types of water connections. MC charges vary from Rs1.80 to Rs 5 per KL.
Sidhu said the development of the city would get a major push because of the Urban Environment Improvement Programme (UEIP) under which Rs20 crore had been received. Besides, there was a fresh inflow of Rs45 crore and city beautification and development works costing Rs100 crore were underway.
Replying to a media query, Sidhu said that during the tenure of the previous government no provision of funds for public health services had been made. Only funding of Rs4 crore and Rs5 crore had been given to the MC because of which hardly any maintenance work could be carried out.
