Mangaluru: Corporator Congress in the opposition in the MCC Board, asked BJP and powerful officials for delaying the implementation of Jalasairi and LED street lights in the city.
Jalasairi, 24×7 drinking water projects, is being carried out by Suez Projects Private Limited (Main Mitra), Suez India and Drs Infratech, with an estimated cost of Rs 792.4 Crore.
Meanwhile, the work to convert nearly 70,000 conventional street lights to LEDs under the mission of City Smart is taking place in the city.
At the council meeting on Thursday, opposition leader A C Vinayaraj said that the progress of work on conversion of conventional street lights to LEDs in the city was unsatisfactory, and he showed that the supply of lamps was also not right.
“This is intended to complete the project in December this year, but work has not been completed in many wards,” he said.
The Mayor of Premanand Shetty said, “I have held a recent meeting, and has been found that the work did not develop satisfactorily.
We have warned agencies and commissioners have notifications presented in this regard.
We will be requesting a penalty clause as well as delay.” Meanwhile, the former Mayor of Bhaskar Moony from Congress showed a slow rate of work on the Jalasairi project.
Shashidhar Hegde, another senior canporator from Congress, also noted that there was incompatibility in the estimated work and reality of land, when it comes to the implementation of the Jalasairi project.
Officials said that more workers would be deployed to accelerate the implementation of the Jalasairi project.
Meanwhile, the mayor told board members that separate meetings would be held to discuss LED and Jalasairi projects.
New Software for SAS Tax Board approved a proposal to develop new software to facilitate payment of online property tax with self-assessment system (SAS), through Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (Keonik).
The Mayor of Shetty said that the demonstration of the proposed online property tax payment system will be held within a week.
Waste collection: The contract extension as an existing contract between PKS and the cell handling waste Antony, to collect and transport waste from the city ending in January 2022, City Corporation has proposed to extend the contract for one more year.
“We have prepared an alternative House of Representatives for the collection and transportation of waste from the city.
Meanwhile, Mathematics Ramakrishna will also submit the DPR for this purpose.
However, it might need time for City Corporation to get approval from the government for the new DPR.
Therefore, AWHC contract At present it can be extended for one year until January 31, 2023, or until the DPR alternative is resolved, “said Mayor.