Chandigarh, March 13
The Finance and Contract Committee of the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, scheduled to meet tomorrow, will take up in its agenda development works in Mani Majra and nearby areas. These areas fall in the wards of the Mayor, Mr Raj Kumar Goyal and Senior Deputy mayor, Mr Gurcharan Dass Kala. Interestingly, more than half of the items on the agenda this time pertain to the strengthening and recarpeting of various outer and inner roads of Mani Majra and other works.
Other items on the agenda pertain to the transfer of major V-3 roads and parking areas in the city to the Chandigarh Administration for recarpeting as a one-time measure; long-pending issue of granting permission and fixing annual charges for using open spaces adjoining hotels for various functions; permission to re-auction booths in Sectors 22 and 17 subway on rental basis and reduction in the number of occasions for collecting removal charges on the eve of festivals. The recarpeting of left out V-6 roads and widening of road from causeway to railway station in Industrial Area, Phase-I, also figures on the agenda.
According to sources, the works pertaining to Mani Majra include permission to install a new tubewell in Labour Colony, Mauli Jagran, Phase-III, at an estimated cost of Rs 18.87 lakh; strengthening of Raen Basera causeway road in Mani Majra at an estimated cost of 11 lakh; Chandigarh-Kalka link road to Mauli Jagran ( Rs 16.50 lakh) and another road from Samadhi Gate to Dera Sahib (Rs 6 lakh).
The committee is also likely to approve the transfer of 12 V-3 roads and few parking areas to the Chandigarh Administration for strengthening and recarpeting as a one-time measure, though the same will be finally transferred only after the
approval of the House. This is being done in view of the limited resources of the MC to do so and the same will be handed back to MC once the work is completed.
The agenda also includes approval of rough cost estimates for strengthening the roads of main bazaar, Mani Majra (Rs 15.27 lakh); Mansa Devi road from Mani Majra to UT boundary wall ( Rs 21.25 lakh); recarpeting of internal roads of Shanti Nagar ( Rs 6.50 lakh); the old Ropar road (Rs 17.94 lakh) and the road from railway chowk to police station, Mani Majra (17.39 lakh) and the internal roads of Pipliwala town (Rs 7.50 lakh). Besides this, permission will be taken for recarpeting the left out V-6 roads falling under the jurisdiction limit of MC in Sectors 3,4,5,7,19,22, 23,27, 29, 30, 34, 35 and 36.
The issue of re-auction of four subway shops in Sector 22, three of which were cancelled and one which was surrendered, will also be taken up. The committee will also discuss the issue of granting permission for collection of removal charges on select festivals and for shorter periods. The item pertaining to holding functions in parking areas/concrete areas and other undeveloped green belts will also be discussed. It is proposed that Rs 100 per pole be charged as damages charges in addition to the existing charges from those using these places for holding functions in parking areas in front of the market and other such areas. The members will also take up the issue of restricting the permission to use open spaces by the residents subject to the approval of the area councillor to check its misuse.
