Ludhiana MC commissioner recommends cancellation of 3 parking sites

  • | Monday | 12th November, 2018

The residents have started making videos of employees of the parking lots charging extra money from them. The parking lots will be auctioned again if F&CC members also give their nod to cancel the contracts.Joint commissioner Kulpreet Singh while confirming the same said, "The commissioner has recommended cancellation of three parking sites to the committee members. "Meanwhile, complaints against overcharging in the parking lots continued even on Monday. LUDHIANA: In order to take action against contractors for violating terms and conditions of parking contracts in Ludhiana city, municipal commissioner KP Brar has recommended cancellation of three parking lots on Monday.The action has been taken on the basis of a checking conducted by joint commissioner Kulpreet Singh on November 3. The Bhadhuar House parking site was auctioned for Rs 25.55 lakh while Mall Road was auctioned for Rs 20.50 lakh and Feroze Gandhi market was auctioned for Rs 36.05 lakh.

LUDHIANA: In order to take action against contractors for violating terms and conditions of parking contracts in Ludhiana city, municipal commissioner KP Brar has recommended cancellation of three parking lots on Monday.The action has been taken on the basis of a checking conducted by joint commissioner Kulpreet Singh on November 3. The recommendation will go to the Finance and Contracts Committee (F&CC) for final decision.However city mayor Balkar Sandhu has already hinted towards cancellation of contracts of such contractors who are not following the norms and are fleecing the people.The action has been recommended against parking contractors at Feroze Gandhi Market, Mall Road and Bhadhaur House. The parking lots will be auctioned again if F&CC members also give their nod to cancel the contracts.Joint commissioner Kulpreet Singh while confirming the same said, "The commissioner has recommended cancellation of three parking sites to the committee members. There will be action against the erring contractors."Meanwhile, complaints against overcharging in the parking lots continued even on Monday. The residents have started making videos of employees of the parking lots charging extra money from them. A commuter Vanshdeep Jain, who had parked his car in Bhadhaur House parking lot on Monday, made a video but even after arguments he was asked to pay Rs 20 for the parking.Even on Sunday a businessman Rahul Verma had made a video of an employee at Mall Road issuing Rs 20 slip for parking but when he objected and made a video, he issued Rs 10 slip and tore the previous slip.Notably, the municipal commissioner had floated tenders for 11 parking sites in August this year. The Bhadhuar House parking site was auctioned for Rs 25.55 lakh while Mall Road was auctioned for Rs 20.50 lakh and Feroze Gandhi market was auctioned for Rs 36.05 lakh. But the contractors did not fulfill even a single condition since then.

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