Indian Express 08.01.2010
Night Food Street kiosks to be auctioned soon
The Municipal Corporation will soon be holding an open auction for kiosks at the Night Food Street.
It has also been decided that a check would be kept on the prices to ensure uniformity and see that items are not placed higher than market rates.
The contract of the present owners of the eight kiosks had expired last month.
The civic body, however, failed to call the tenders in time due to which the contract could not be renewed.
A three-member committee had been constituted to survey the prevailing market rates before fixing the reserve price for auctioning the kiosks.
A meeting of the committee members was held on Thursday, but the terms and conditions were not presented.
It was then decided to hold another meeting on Friday to finalise the same.
The committee members were of the opinion that since the Night Food Street is near PGI and Panjab University and is catering to a large number of students and attendants of patients, the rates of items should be comparable to those in the markets of nearby areas.
Mayor Anu Chatrath said, “An official of the Municipal Corporation would be made incharge, who would keep a check on the rates at the Night Food Street. A check would be kept on any sort of violation.”
The rent being charged and the rates prevailing in the nearby markets including Sector 11 and Panjab University had been called for reference.
During the Finance and Contract Committee meeting of the civic body held in December, it was proposed that the kiosks be rented out for three years with a clause for enhancing rent by 15 per cent every year.
Also, to get an extension, the kiosk owner would have to get a certificate from the area councillor, mayor and the Municipal Corporation.
The committee has also decided that for the extra days that the kiosks were allowed to function, owners will be charged 10 per cent higher than the amount at which the kiosks were rented out.
The officials have been asked to complete the formalities for fresh allotments by January 15.
