Probe work orders to blacklisted contractors: Ludhiana MC Commissioner

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, August 27

Amid the row between road contractors and Municipal Corporation officials, MC Commissioner Pardeep Kumar Sabharwal has ordered an inquiry into work orders issued to blacklisted contractors.

Some contractors associated with the Ludhiana Hotmix Plant Welfare Association had earlier levelled allegations of corruption against MC officials and had accused them of charging commission to release their payments.

Sabharwal said it had come to light that the civic body had blacklisted some contractors but they were still issued work orders. He has ordered the additional commissioner concerned to conduct an inquiry into the matter and file a report within 15 days in this regard.

Meanwhile, he has ordered another inquiry into the presentation of an allegedly wrong resolution before the MC House. According to sources, the F&CC branch had finalised that the contractors would have to place financial bids at a 6 per cent lesser amount of the estimate prepared by the MC for road carpeting works and at 12 per cent lesser amount for RMC/tiles works. But, a resolution of 4.5 per cent lesser amount was presented in the House meeting. Now, the additional commissioner concerned has been asked to probe the issue within seven days.