BELAGAVI: The Belagavi City Corporation (BCC) has get a hold of a new proposal for repairs of the tallest Tricolour flag put up of the country which was once inaugurated in March at the banks of Fort Lake here.
The proposal will probably be tabled in the committee of Rs 100 crore CM's Special Development Fund headed through the district in-charge minister. The challenge to place up the 361-foot flag were taken up below the same fund. The deputy commissioner is the secretary and city MLAs, BCC commissioner and mayor are participants.
Recently, Sarala Herekar, chairman of accounts standing committee of the BCC, expressed opposition to spending BCC cash on flagpost repairs and recommended officers about it. According to her, flag repairs costs lakhs of rupees each month and BCC is not financially sound to maintain it.
However, a senior BCC official, on situation of anonymity, mentioned Herekar spoke with out taking data from officers. The officer mentioned BCC hasn't spent a unmarried rupee on repairs up to now three months. This is the duty of the contractor, Bajaj Electricals Ltd, for one year. So a ways, 5 flags were damaged and all were changed through the contractor.
BCC has incorporated measures to cut maintenance after taking pointers from Bajaj Electricals. According to the proposal, a number of cities, comparable to Hyderabad and Lucknow, have huge flags and feature determined to hoist medium-sized flags to forestall harm to the material right through excessive weather prerequisites. Such a choice can also be taken in Belagavi too, through reducing the flag dimension to 60feet x 40feet from the prevailing 120feet x 80feet. The panel can even decide on appointing a separate agency to watch flag hoisting and maintenance.
BCC resources mentioned representatives of Bajaj Electricals Ltd will probably be present at the assembly and explain to committee participants how repairs price can also be reduced.
The proposal will probably be tabled in the committee of Rs 100 crore CM's Special Development Fund headed through the district in-charge minister. The challenge to place up the 361-foot flag were taken up below the same fund. The deputy commissioner is the secretary and city MLAs, BCC commissioner and mayor are participants.
Recently, Sarala Herekar, chairman of accounts standing committee of the BCC, expressed opposition to spending BCC cash on flagpost repairs and recommended officers about it. According to her, flag repairs costs lakhs of rupees each month and BCC is not financially sound to maintain it.
However, a senior BCC official, on situation of anonymity, mentioned Herekar spoke with out taking data from officers. The officer mentioned BCC hasn't spent a unmarried rupee on repairs up to now three months. This is the duty of the contractor, Bajaj Electricals Ltd, for one year. So a ways, 5 flags were damaged and all were changed through the contractor.
BCC has incorporated measures to cut maintenance after taking pointers from Bajaj Electricals. According to the proposal, a number of cities, comparable to Hyderabad and Lucknow, have huge flags and feature determined to hoist medium-sized flags to forestall harm to the material right through excessive weather prerequisites. Such a choice can also be taken in Belagavi too, through reducing the flag dimension to 60feet x 40feet from the prevailing 120feet x 80feet. The panel can even decide on appointing a separate agency to watch flag hoisting and maintenance.
BCC resources mentioned representatives of Bajaj Electricals Ltd will probably be present at the assembly and explain to committee participants how repairs price can also be reduced.
Belagavi Corporation mulls cut in upkeep costs of tallest Tricolour
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