Pune Details of road contractors to be made public

  • | Wednesday | 5th December, 2018

PUNE: The standing committee of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has approved a proposal to make available details of road contractors to the general public.As per the proposal, the contact numbers of road contractors will be shared with the public.Deputy mayor Siddhartha Dhende has tabled a proposal. It states that the work of concreting, constructing new roads, repairing old road and footpath works are carried out every year. The standing committee has allocated Rs 225 crore in the annual budget (2018-19) for new flyovers, grade separators, underpasses and parking lots. The defect liability period for roads is two years. The common citizens should know these details.

PUNE: The standing committee of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has approved a proposal to make available details of road contractors to the general public.As per the proposal, the contact numbers of road contractors will be shared with the public.Deputy mayor Siddhartha Dhende has tabled a proposal. It states that the work of concreting, constructing new roads, repairing old road and footpath works are carried out every year. The defect liability period for roads is two years. The common citizens should know these details. Information about roads, which have been built by spending funds allotted in the budget should be displayed, stated the proposal.As per the PMC officials, the civic body has planned to streamline traffic movement on city roads. The standing committee has allocated Rs 225 crore in the annual budget (2018-19) for new flyovers, grade separators, underpasses and parking lots. The allocations will be utilised for new projects and also for completion of ongoing projects.The civic officials said that the initiative will make the contractors more efficient as citizens will reach out to them directly and ask questions about the road’s quality.The details that will be displayed include cost of the road, work commencement date, and defect liability period.

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