The Times of India    17.08.2012

Mired projects make up Mayor speech

A Project that a section of councillors want stalled and another about which questions were raised by the elected representatives find a mention in the list of achievements in the Independence Day speech of Mayor Raj Bala Malik. The function was held at the office of the Municipal Corporation in Sector 17. Projects that have found a mention in the speeches of the previous Mayors were also highlighted.

Among the achievements listed by Malik was a day market project that is being constructed in Mauli Jagran. During a recent meeting of the general house of the civic body, a ruckus was created on the issue with the Congress councillors demanding that the construction work be stalled. The councillors had alleged that the day market would not provide space for all the vendors present in the area. A report on the issue is likely to be presented in the House meeting this month.

The city residents might be plagued by the problem of stray dogs, but steps taken to control the menace were counted as an achievement of the MC.Installation of the hot air generator plant at the garbage processing plant was also highlighted.

The Mayor also mentioned the setting up of a sewerage treatment plant in Maloya among the achievements. A committee was constituted when the agenda for the project was brought to the House for discussion as the councillors stated that they were not in agreement with the technology proposed for the plant. A study tour for selecting the conducive technology is on the anvil.