The Hindu 14.01.2011
Corporation to procure 9 mechanical sweepers
The new road rollers commissioned by the Chennai Corporation on Thursday. — Photo: R.Ravindran
The Chennai Corporation will soon procure nine mechanical sweepers at a
cost of Rs.3 crore for cleaning roads, said Mayor M. Subramanian.
The civic body is at present using a mechanical sweeper to clean Kamarajar Salai.
Speaking at a function for launching equipment for
repair of city roads on Thursday, Mr. Subramanian said that the
Corporation had procured equipment worth Rs. 45.84 crore in the past
four years for repair of roads and keeping the city clean.
Nine road rollers procured at a cost of Rs.81.36 lakh
were handed over to Corporation employees at the function by Mr.
Subramanian.
These would be in addition to the 10 road rollers which the civic body owns.
Four skid steer loaders have also been purchased by the civic body at a cost of Rs. 37 lakh.
Mr. Subramanian said that the civic body has procured
186 compactors at a cost of Rs. 31 crore to keep the city clean in the
past four years.
Three equipment for keeping the parks on the Marina
clean, two equipment for cleaning the beach and 29 equipment for
cleaning parks in all 10 zones are in use.
Corporation Commissioner D. Karthikeyan and Deputy Commissioner (Health) Ashish Kumar participated in the function.
Nine road rollers procured at a cost of Rs.81.36 lakh were handed over to Corporation employees