All-India Meet
Chandigarh: The All-India Mayors’ Conference became a bone of contention between the mayor and commissioner at the finance and contract committee meeting here today. The meeting will be held again tomorrow to take a decision on the matter.
It is learnt that the commissioner is not too keen to go ahead with the conference,
considering that till date only 43 confirmations have been received for the conference, scheduled for the first week of December. The expenditure for the conference is expected to go up to Rs 20 lakh.
The commissioner at the meeting held that at least 70-80 mayors should confirm their participation before going ahead with the conference.
The mayor was hopeful that more confirmations would come in.
Other issues on the agenda were given the nod, including rough estimates for widening V-6 roads in Sectors 10-A and 44-D, strategic action plan for a 24-hour water supply in Chandigarh and providing streetlights for internal roads of Dadu Majra.
Expenditure for a mini marathon (Rs 2.67 lakh) was also approved. The meeting also approved the auction of condemned vehicles of the fire department. Sealed tenders will be invited for the same.
Source: TNS