The Times of India 04.09.2012
Rs 1 crore to be spent to clean Nashik’s water
NASHIK: After the ruckus
during the general body meeting held recently over the purchase of
liquid alum, the Nashik Municipal Corporation's (NMC) standing committee
(SC) has given its nod to purchase alum worth Rs 1.03 crore for water purification at the city's water filtration plants.
The proposal to purchase 2,500 tonnes of liquid alum worth Rs 1.59 crore, was severely contested by corporators, who pointed out that the municipal commissioner had, already sanctioned the purchase of 700 tonnes of liquid alum. Accordingly, the proposal for buying 2,500 tonnes of liquid alum for Rs 1.59 crore was reduced to 1,500 tonnes to be purchased for Rs 1.03 crore. The 1,500 tonnes of liquid alum to be used in 30:70 ratio is to be purchased from two firms.Around 350 to 390 million litres of water is supplied to the city per day which requires around 2,200 metric tonnes of liquid alum a year.
R K Pawar, superintending engineer of the NMC's water supply department said, "We had received tenders from four firms, but only three were opened. Although one of the three contractors had filed a lower tender compared to the other two contractors, he had no experience in making liquid alum."
Standing committee chairman Uddhav Nimse also asked the administration to consider the suggestion of another standing committee member Vikrant Mate, to give orders to smaller contractors too.
The proposal to purchase 2,500 tonnes of liquid alum worth Rs 1.59 crore, was severely contested by corporators, who pointed out that the municipal commissioner had, already sanctioned the purchase of 700 tonnes of liquid alum. Accordingly, the proposal for buying 2,500 tonnes of liquid alum for Rs 1.59 crore was reduced to 1,500 tonnes to be purchased for Rs 1.03 crore. The 1,500 tonnes of liquid alum to be used in 30:70 ratio is to be purchased from two firms.Around 350 to 390 million litres of water is supplied to the city per day which requires around 2,200 metric tonnes of liquid alum a year.
R K Pawar, superintending engineer of the NMC's water supply department said, "We had received tenders from four firms, but only three were opened. Although one of the three contractors had filed a lower tender compared to the other two contractors, he had no experience in making liquid alum."
Standing committee chairman Uddhav Nimse also asked the administration to consider the suggestion of another standing committee member Vikrant Mate, to give orders to smaller contractors too.
