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Jalandal: although local agency Minister Naft Singh Sidu asked vigilance bureau about the project to replace more than 65,000 sodium lamps with LED lights, the work is still in progress
Congressman Rohan Sehgal, who ordered the investigation, pointed out the issue in a letter to the Commissioner of municipal companies.
In the communique©Sehgal indicated to the Commissioner of Jalandhar MC, Diprava Lakra that after a meeting with senior officials of the ministry and civic institutions, Sidhu ordered the chief vigilance officer (CVO)
Investigate the projects assigned by Jalandhar Municipal Corporation and continue to be implemented.
On the contrary, contractor companies have accelerated the pace of replacing the lamps, he wrote.
The same company stopped working on contract grounds in July. It (company)
Indicates that a hosting account must be opened by MC (
For the safety of company payment)and keep Rs 4.
There are 5 crore deposits inside.
The company refuses to work unless it opens an account.
Now that the company has stepped up its work, one thing to keep in mind is that when the minister of local institutions has abandoned the project, it has a solid foundation to go to the High Court, he wrote in an email to the Commissioner.
When contacted, Lakra said a meeting on the issue would be held on Friday.
Sidhu also ordered an alert investigation and a forensic audit.
The contract was assigned during Sade's tenure.
The BJP and investigations and audits could cause trouble to the then political leaders and senior officials of the MC.
Earlier, Sehgal compared with a contract assigned by the municipal company of Ludhiana, which would replace more than one contract.
06 lakh lights with much lower prices.
He noted that when Jalandhar MC signed the contract to pay the total maintenance cost of Rs 5.
In the first year of more than 65,000 lights, the Ludiana civic group has signed it for Rs 2.
63 crore per year for more than 1 year. 06 lakh lamps.
He also noted that the JMC agreed to pay 5% per year for the upgrade, while the Ludhiana MC contract did not have such a clause and that it would pay the same for all seven years.
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