The Times of India 03.12.2009
35 sewerage cleaning machines in the offing
LUDHIANA: To solve the problem related to choked sewerages in city, the municipal corporation (MC) is all set to purchase 35 sewerage cleaning machines, the tenders for which have already been invited.
The councillors had been ruing for long that due to the shortage of sewerage cleaning machines, the sewerage system in the city had collapsed. Even the operation and maintenance branch of the civic body had been receiving a number of complaints from the city residents for solving the problem of choked sewerage.
The matter also echoed during a number of general house meetings as the councillors demanded an immediate solution to the problem. Thereafter, the MC officers placed a proposal in front of the higher authorities suggesting the purchase of 35 new sewerage-cleaning machines.
However, the decision regarding it was taken only a few months back by the Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC), which decided to go ahead with the purchase of the sewerage cleaning machines. After getting the nod from their higher-ups, the MC officers called tenders for purchasing 35 sewerage-cleaning machines from private companies. Sources in the MC revealed that four private bidders had applied for the tenders but as some of their relevant documents were missing from the file they had been called on Wednesday, but due to some reasons it has been again postponed by a day.
However, the councillors are excited over the development as they feel that it would help in facilitating the general public. Commenting on it, Gurdeep Singh Neetu, the leader of BJP councillor group said that it would prove very beneficial for the city as complaints regarding sewer problems would now be solved in a time-bound manner. “The residents would get a big relief after these machines are pressed into service,” he added.
