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Mayor reviews civic body work

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The Indian Express   10.08.2012

Mayor reviews civic body work

A meeting of Sub Divisional Engineers was called by Mayor Raj Bala Malik on Thursday to assess the progress of work in the city. The officials rued that due to non-availability of construction material work was lying incomplete. The problem of shortage of material has been going on for some time. Meanwhile, the Mayor expressed the need for time bound completion of work.

Malik directed the officials to submit a development report of their areas so that their problems could be verified. She has also asked for a report to be submitted about the development works including a shopping complex at Mauli Jagran as well as new community centres for Sectors 22, 44, 47, 48 and 49.

The Mayor was informed that five greenbelts had been developed in Sector 44 and work was in progress in other sectors. Tenders have been floated regarding electricity material for maintenance of streetlights and lights to be provided in parks. The work for carpeting of roads would be undertaken in September after the monsoons.

Councillors across party lines have been complaining about work not being undertaken in their wards despite agenda items being approved. A few projects have been pending for years with no progress being made. The officials on their part have been complaining about the shortage of material due to a ban on mining.

Work like carpeting of roads has not taken place since the beginning of the year. Even last year the progress was slow. It had earlier been proposed that the rates of purchasing material be increased so that contractors are willing to work.

Last Updated on Friday, 10 August 2012 11:34
 

NMC’s general body meeting adjourned

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The Times Of India   10.08.2012

NMC’s general body meeting adjourned

NASHIK: The general body meeting of the NMC was adjourned on Thursday after paying homage to prominent personalities who died last month. The meeting will now be held next week.

The meeting was adjourned after paying condolence to the late former Congress MLA from Niphad and former Zilla Parishad president Dulaji Nana Patil and other personalities. A proposal in this regard was tabled by MNS group leader and House leader in NMC Sujata Dere, Shiv Sena group leader Ajay Boraste and CPM group leader Tanaji Jaybhave.Mayor Yatin Wagh announced the adjournment of the meeting. 
Last Updated on Friday, 10 August 2012 09:56
 

Indore Municipal Corporation council passes 17 proposals in 5 minutes flat

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The Times of India   10.08.2012

Indore Municipal Corporation council passes 17 proposals in 5 minutes flat

INDORE: The BJP-ruled council of Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) passed 17 proposals at a meeting on water, drainage, storm water line, gardens, education and construction of bridges and culverts etc in five minutes flat on Thursday amid pandemonium in the meeting over demand for discussions on proposals.

The session of council lasted only for 40 minutes out of which around 20 minutes were devoted to paying tributes to Rajesh Khanna, Dara Singh and Prabhakar Joshi while only five minutes were devoted to pass the important proposals.

After paying the tribute, the meeting was adjourned for five minutes and then began with a demand for question hour from the opposition bench, which was denied by the chairman citing rules.

"Suspended House cannot have a question hour session," chairman of the House Rajendra Rathod said, assuring that from next time he will kept separate time for the question hour. Chairman had suspended the House for five minutes after paying the tribute. "The demand made by the opposition was not in accordance with the rule of the house," Rathod said.

The argument failed to satisfy opposition and they created ruckus and surrounded the chairman. Subsequently, the chairman passed 17 proposals listed in the work list with majority without any discussion in just five minutes.

On the other hand, leader of opposition Abhay Verma blames that it was a ploy by the ruling party to avoid discussion. "Firstly, chairman suspended the house without any reason and then they argued that discussion cannot held in the suspended house as per the rule," said Verma adding that there were proposals like water and cancellation of contract of a private company.

Mayor Krishnamurari Moghe said opposition does not have any argument and they do not want to enter into any discussion. They created pandemonium in the house, she said.


Last Updated on Friday, 10 August 2012 09:37
 


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