The Statesman 02.05.2013
North Corpn to buy sucker machine at 3 times more rates
NEW DELHI, 2 MAY: The North corporation is all set to purchase a 'Super Sucker Machine' for cleaning the drains at three times more than the normal markets rate.
In the meeting of Standing Committee, North Corporation, a proposal was passed today for procurement of the machine. The cost of machine is Rs 4 crore but the off-take will be Rs 12 crore wherein six years maintenance (three years more than normal warranty) charge has also been included.
According to the North corporation officials, out of two super suckers available with the erstwhile Corporation one had been allocated to East Corporation and another is running on sharing basis in North and South Corporations.
Leader of opposition in North Corporation, Mr Mukesh Goel, has raised a question on the decision and said: "What does it mean purchasing a super sucker machine at three times more rates though the extended period of warranty is just only three years. So in my view it is not a clever decision to buy at Rs 12 crore instead of Rs 4 crore," adding "In erstwhile corporation 2009, the civic body had purchased some JCBs which went out of control within a year because there has been chines parts in the machine. And when it went out of control we couldn't get new parts. So this time, we need to make a sensible decision."
The Standing committee chairman Mr Ramkishan Singhal while defending the decision, said: "For handling this machine we needed a technical operator where the company is also taking accountability of this thing. If the Corporation will hire a technical operator it will also cost."
