The Indian Express 05.07.2013
AMC to set up mineral water plant for staff
Amid opposition from the Congress, the Ahmedabad Municipal
Corporation (AMC) Standing Committee Thursday approved a proposal to set
up a mineral water plant at a cost of Rs 3.97 crore. The water from the
plant will be used exclusively for various functions and programmes
held by the civic administration.
Corporation (AMC) Standing Committee Thursday approved a proposal to set
up a mineral water plant at a cost of Rs 3.97 crore. The water from the
plant will be used exclusively for various functions and programmes
held by the civic administration.
Committee chairman Bhupendra Patel said this was better than
procuring water from private suppliers. He said the AMC’s requirement of
mineral water was three lakh litres every year, which would cost Rs 15
lakh annually. This could be saved by setting up the packaged mineral
water plant. Opposition leader Badruddin Shaikh opposed the proposal on
the ground that spending Rs 3.97 crore on setting up a water plant was a
wasteful expenditure. He said an expenditure of Rs 15 lakh a year was
not so high as to force the AMC to set up a water plant.