The Times of India 28.07.2012
Nagpur Municipal Corporation standing panel plays safe, delays 3 proposals
NAGPUR: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) standing committee has
played safe regarding three controversial proposals in the meeting held
on Friday, and ended up with no results. However, NMC was saved from
huge loss, at least temporarily, on a proposal regarding the new
administrative building.
Sources told TOI that chairman of
standing committee Dayashankar Tiwari directed officials to first obtain
all pending plans from the architect
of new administrative building and then send the proposal to increase
his service charges. “The proposal was sent back to the administration,”
sources said. The standing committee had been asked to allow increase
in service charges of architect from Rs53.98 lakh committed in 2003 to
Rs1.69 crore, citing increased cost of building.
The standing
committee also directed officials to take legal opinion on a proposal to
issue work order for two years to a private firm for purchasing
firewood for the 10 crematoriums. NMC had received a single bid, and
member of standing committee Alka Dalal had objected to the same firm getting the contract for last five years.
The standing committee also kept a proposal to issue work order to a
private agency for pay and park at Sitabuldi market pending till next
meeting.
A proposal to replace old/defunct traffic signals with
new ones at 20 junctions was sent back with directions to allow
participation by authorized dealers in the tender. Earlier, only
manufacturers were allowed to bid in the tender. Sources said the
standing committee appeared to favour a local private firm by allowing
participation by authorized dealers.
