LUDHIANA: In what might be good news for residents, the municipal corporation (MC) on Tuesday decided to purchase 35 new machines to clean sewer system to solve the problem of choked sewers in the city.

The decision regarding it was taken at the Finance and Contract committee (F&CC) meeting held on Tuesday evening. The conference was attended by mayor Hakam Singh Giaspura, commissioner AK Sinha, senior deputy mayor Praveen Bansal, deputy mayor Sunita Aggarwal and member Pal Singh Grewal.

Though it gave its consent, F&CC decided to ask the two private companies interested in the project to give a demo to the civic body by providing two machines each in the first phase.

Taking up other issues, the high-powered committee approved survey for the expansion of limits, despite rejection of the proposal by state government. It also gave its nod to extend the maintenance contract of street lights of the city to private contractors up to March 31. Similarly, many files pertaining to the works of operation and maintenance branch were cleared.