Ludhiana: Despite getting instructions from the native our bodies division, civic authorities are yet to reach any conclusion over the cancellation of an settlement with a private company that was once hired for construction of sensible vending zones below the BRS Nagar flyover. A criticism was once made in contrast project through RTI activist Kuldeep Khaira, pronouncing MC did not procure an NOC from the irrigation division, and there have been any other irregularities in the project, however officers claimed that they had implemented for the NOC from the irrigation division in Chandigarh, but it was once no longer provided so far.
It was once in January final year that construction of 250 retail outlets below the sensible vending zone was once began through a private corporate. As quickly as the work began, complaints towards the project surfaced. RTI activist Rohit Sabharwal complained there was once no authorized format plan for this market, or even the availability of a parking zone was once neglected.
Similarly, every other criticism was once made through Khaira (who raised the CLU case as well), who alleged there have been irregularities in the settlement signed through MC with the corporate, and the irrigation division too did not give an NOC to MC. Acting over the criticism, the irrigation division got an FIR registered towards MC, due to which MC needed to prevent the development work.
After the topic reached the executive vigilance officer (CVO) Sudeep Manak, the CVO — after carrying out an inquiry — directed the civic body in July final year to scrap the project instantly, and asked MC to present names of erring officers responsible for the development of those retail outlets, violating all norms. The officers have been also directed to increase this project from the preliminary degree through pleasurable all formalities.
However, the proposal to cancel the corporate’s settlement was once saved in front of F&CC individuals in November final year, however mayor Balkar Sandhu had saved the answer pending, pronouncing he had demanded a whole file of this project to do so towards erring officers.
After that, no step was once initiated through any one. When contacted, mayor Sandhu mentioned: “The F&CC had saved the answer pending at that time, and I had asked the whole detailed record of the project, however could no longer practice up the same from officers.” He mentioned he would once more ask for the record from the officers concerned for taking motion in the topic.
Meanwhile, assistant commissioner JS Sekhon mentioned: “We had implemented for an NOC from the irrigation division in Chandigarh, however no answer came from there, so we did not devise every other plan, however so far as cancellation of the contract was once concerned, there was once no downside in that.”
It was once in January final year that construction of 250 retail outlets below the sensible vending zone was once began through a private corporate. As quickly as the work began, complaints towards the project surfaced. RTI activist Rohit Sabharwal complained there was once no authorized format plan for this market, or even the availability of a parking zone was once neglected.
Similarly, every other criticism was once made through Khaira (who raised the CLU case as well), who alleged there have been irregularities in the settlement signed through MC with the corporate, and the irrigation division too did not give an NOC to MC. Acting over the criticism, the irrigation division got an FIR registered towards MC, due to which MC needed to prevent the development work.
After the topic reached the executive vigilance officer (CVO) Sudeep Manak, the CVO — after carrying out an inquiry — directed the civic body in July final year to scrap the project instantly, and asked MC to present names of erring officers responsible for the development of those retail outlets, violating all norms. The officers have been also directed to increase this project from the preliminary degree through pleasurable all formalities.
However, the proposal to cancel the corporate’s settlement was once saved in front of F&CC individuals in November final year, however mayor Balkar Sandhu had saved the answer pending, pronouncing he had demanded a whole file of this project to do so towards erring officers.
After that, no step was once initiated through any one. When contacted, mayor Sandhu mentioned: “The F&CC had saved the answer pending at that time, and I had asked the whole detailed record of the project, however could no longer practice up the same from officers.” He mentioned he would once more ask for the record from the officers concerned for taking motion in the topic.
Meanwhile, assistant commissioner JS Sekhon mentioned: “We had implemented for an NOC from the irrigation division in Chandigarh, however no answer came from there, so we did not devise every other plan, however so far as cancellation of the contract was once concerned, there was once no downside in that.”
Smart vending zones: MC yet to cancel contract of pvt firm
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