Indian Express 25.09.2009

MC to pay Rs 1-cr to sewer board

Finally, the Municipal Corporation has agreed to pay Rs 1 crore to the sewer board to make various developmental projects going.

Against the demand of Rs 7.61 crore of Punjab Water Supply and Sewer Board, the MC Commissioner AK Sinha assured payment of Rs 1 crore to the sewer board. A cheque of the same amount will be issued on Friday morning, the MC said in a specially convened meeting today.

It needs to be mentioned that a number of works in the city, especially relating to the sewer board are lying pending for long because of the pending dues. The superintending engineer, Sewer Board, JS Bhattal said, Though we are already engaged in a number developmental works, the pace of the work will quicken even more now.”