Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation plans quality check of shoes, socks
Thursday, 03 October 2013 00:00
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The Times of India 03.10.2013 Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation plans quality check of shoes, socks
PUNE: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) will get a quality test done of the samples of shoes and socks supplied by a contractor for students of municipal schools.
The members of the municipal school board have complained that they are of inferior quality. While the members had earlier decided to lodge a complaint against the supplier, they later said that the samples will first be sent for a quality test.
Asha Ubale, education officer, primary education department in the PCMC, said, "The municipal school board provides free shoes and socks to the students of primary schools every year. It had allotted the contract to a supplier to deliver shoes and socks to as many as 50,000 students from 136 municipal primary schools amounting to Rs 90 lakh. But, we have received complaints against the quality of the supplied products from three schools. This was brought to the notice of the municipal commissioner Shrikar Pardeshi and additional commissioner Tanaji Shinde.''
Shirish Jadhav, one of the members of the school board, said according to the specifications of the contract, the supplier was supposed to get shoes and socks of a reputed brand. "He supplied products of inferior quality. Moreover, the contractor supplied the items after the expiry of the supply period to as many as 35 schools," he said.
Jadhav said during inspection, the members of the school board found that the contractor is supplying items of inferior quality. They alleged that the contractor has been supplying school items to the civic schools for 12 years now. He also supplies these products to schools of other civic bodies, the members added.
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PMC launches drive against khatals in Patna
Thursday, 03 October 2013 00:00
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The Times of India 03.10.2013 PMC launches drive against khatals in Patna
PATNA: Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC), with a view to rid the Patnaites of stray animal menace, on Wednesday launched a drive to remove 'khatals' from different parts of the city. The city has been facing stray animal menace for long.
The Patna high court had only last week asked the PMC to remove khatals from the city.
"We have been receiving complains regarding the presence of 'khatals' in different parts of the city; thus, on Wednesday we carried out a drive to remove them," said Shashank Shekhar Sinha, additional municipal commissioner (in charge, sanitation and revenue), PMC.
On the first day of the drive, the corporation caught 25 stray cows near the Maurya Lok complex under Kotwali police station area. All the cows have been kept at a makeshift Kanji house of PMC at Yarpur. "All the cow owners will have to pay a fine ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 for each cow, depending on the nature of offence," said Sinha. Strict action would be taken against those whose cattle is caught again despite being fined once. The drive would continue, said the official.
Greater Noida Authority cancels allotment of 1,200 plots
Thursday, 03 October 2013 00:00
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The Times of India 03.10.2013 Greater Noida Authority cancels allotment of 1,200 plots
NOIDA: The Greater Noida Authority cancelled allotments of around 1,200 plots on Tuesday on account of non-payment of pending dues by their owners. These include 1,173 residential plots in different sectors of the city. Authority officials informed that allotments of 25 industrial plots and 12 institutional plots have also been cancelled.
Officials informed that the authority has taken the extreme step because it is reeling under a huge financial crisis to the tune of over Rs 6,000 crore to a number of banks and financial institutions. Non-payment of dues for several terms by plot allottees has added to the financial burden of the authority.
The cancellations were effected after the allottees failed to pay up three consecutive pending dues against their respective plots despite repeated notices issued by the Greater Noida Authority. Officials said that more cancellations might be effected in the near future as notices are being issued to several other allottees who have goofed up on making timely payments.
All plots, which had been allotted through different schemes by the authority since the year 2009, have been cancelled. Cancellation letters, said officials, have been issued to all allottees losing their plots.
"The cancelled plots will be put up for fresh allotments through a leftover scheme. The details of the scheme are being worked out following which the plots would be put up for sale," said Manvendra Singh, DCEO, Greater Noida Authority.
Greater Noida Authority intends to raise revenues through the re-allotment of these plots so that debts and loans incurred by it can be cleared. A portion of the revenue so raised would also be used for paying compensation to farmers in lieu of their land in accordance with the Allahabad high court verdict of October 2011.
However, the authority also informed that it would give the first preference to original allottees of these plots to regain their allotments through a restoration process. Allottees would have to clear their pending dues together with penalties. "They will also be required to pay stiff restoration charges for regaining possession of their plots," added Singh.
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