F&CC meeting: Projects worth crores to be tabled

Nikhila Pant Dhawan

Tribune News Service

Bathinda, June 12

The Municipal Corporation of Bathinda is all set to table 37-item agenda during the meeting of the Finance and Contract Committee to be held on Wednesday.

The meeting, to be presided over by Mayor Balwant Rai Nath, is expected to be important for the city as several developmental projects may be given green signal.

Some of the items are old and had been given nod by the MCB last year, but the work orders of the projects were not issued due to fund crunch.

Of 37 items, 13 pertain to laying interlocking tiles at a cost of Rs 1.68 crore in various areas of the city.

Another Rs 13 lakh and Rs 1.45 lakh are to be spent on installation of pumps for drainage in street number 26 and 27 in Parasram Nagar and Civil Lines disposal, respectively.

While Rs 23.35 lakh is to be spent on general repairs of roads and drainage in zone number 6, Rs 5 lakh is to be kept aside for repairs of public toilets located in Madhuwan Street.

Repairs of fountains opposite the Sadar police station will cost the MCB Rs 2.72 lakh. The long-pending repair work of Surkhpeer Road is expected to cost Rs 49.69 lakh.

Interlocking tiles are to be laid at Vishal Nagar at a cost of Rs 20.71 lakh, turning Shanti street into a cement and concrete road will cost the MCB Rs 4.82 lakh, development of Karnail Singh street Rs 1.02 lakh, laying of road in Arjun Nagar Rs 22 lakh, development of streets in Hans Nagar Rs 42.20 lakh, development of Joggers’ Park Rs 10 lakh and development of roads in Ward Number 37 for Rs 44.99 lakh.

The councillors have been taking up the issue of bad condition of roads in their respective areas.

During the F&CC meeting, the focus will be on laying new roads, repairing the old ones and laying of interlocking tiles in various parts of the city to pacify the councillors.

Project of laying interlocking tiles

• Some of the items are old and had been given the nod by the MCB last year, but the work orders of the projects were not issued due to fund crunch. 
• Of 37 items, 13 pertain to laying of interlocking tiles at a cost of Rs 1.68 crore in various areas of the city.
• Another Rs 13 lakh and Rs 1.45 lakh are to be spent on installation of pumps for drainage in street number 26 and 27 in Parasram Nagar and Civil Lines disposal, respectively.
• While Rs 23.35 lakh is to be spent on general repair of roads and drainage in zone number 6, Rs 5 lakh is to be kept aside for repair of public toilets located in Madhuwan Street.
• Interlocking tiles are to be laid at Vishal Nagar at a cost of Rs 20.71 lakh