Civic body panel to take call on 2 parking lots today

Ludhiana: The finance and contracts committee (F&CC) of the municipal corporation may finally give nod to handing over two parking lots in Feroze Gandhi Market and I Block, Sarabha Nagar at a meeting on Thursday. Before the lockdown, the corporation was handling these parking lots.
According to officials, these parking sites were supposed to be handed over to contractors before the lockdown, but approval for the same was pending from F&CC.
MC zonal commissioner Neeraj Jain said, "For over two months, parking lots could not be started due to the lockdown. Contractors had been charging parking fee illegally, but after the permission from the members, we will be able to raise revenue for the civic body.”
Besides these two parking sites, the contractors running two other parking lots — multi-storey parking facility near Mata Rani Chowk and Bhadhaur House — have also demanded that more space be declared chargeable.
The meeting is going to take place after a long time and many pending issues are likely to be taken up there. The members are likely to push for pending development works.
Considering the importance of project of canal-based water supply system for the industrial town, the officials have proposed that instead of waiting for a house meeting, the F&CC members should give nod to the 24x7 water supply proposal, as it is urgent to send the same to the state government to avail the World Bank aid
The municipal corporation is also likely to renew the agreement of Hero group for maintaining Rakh Bagh for another two years. The company has also sought approval for imposing charges for swings in the park. The officials have proposed to reduce the rates by up to 10% while keeping some swings free for the children
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Wall around illegal Hadda Rodi
As per the directions from the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the civic officials have decided to construct a wall around illegal Hadda Rodi at the bank of Satluj river for avoiding water pollution and also curbing direct view of dead animals
Awareness on waste management
The civic body has demanded approval for hiring special announcement vehicles, so that they could create awareness among the residents about solid waste management. The vehicles will visit various areas for making people aware of dry and wet waste management at the household level