The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation’s Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC) in the first week of September gave its nod to various development project works. A total of 277 resolutions were presented before the panel and of them, around 200 have been approved, said Mayor Balkar Singh Sandhu, who heads the committee.
The major projects for which funds have to be provided under Central Government schemes such as Smart City Mission, Swachh Bharat Mission and National Clean Air Programme were approved. However, several ward-level development works have also been approved. Sources said such works, supposed to be funded by the corporation, were likely to get delayed as the civic body was facing a big shortage of funds.
The F&CC has given its nod for floating of request for proposal (RFP) for the project, namely design, build and operation (DBO) of 580 MLD Water Treatment Plant, an associated transmission network and over head Service Reservoirs (OHSRs) in the city for canal water supply. The panel has also approved a resolution regarding bioremediation of 25 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste at the MC’s dumpsite at an estimated cost of around Rs 166 crore. The Central Government would provide 25 per cent share of funds under the Swachh Bharat Mission for the project.
Mayor Balkar Singh Sandhu said resolutions related to Smart City Mission works were also approved. With funding from Ludhiana Smart City Limited, the MC would purchase a hydraulic aerial ladder platform for firefighting operations in high-rise buildings.
The Mayor said all resolutions regarding the installation of new tube-wells in place of failed ones had been approved too. However, several resolutions related to different works were kept pending. As the MC elections are near, discussions were also held regarding development works to be carried out in the wards of the corporation.
