Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal on Friday envisioned to develop ludhiana as most clean and green city besides upgrading its infrastructure and basic amenities according to futuristic needs of the industrial capital as well as its population and periphery.
Sukhbir, taking stock of ongoing development projects, asked the urban local bodies department and GlADA to interlink beautification and landscaping along with rehabilitation and maintenance of all roundabouts with Swachchh Bharat drive to achieve mission clean and green.
A total of 17 major roundabouts of the city have been handed over to industrial houses for beautification, landscaping and their maintenance and the work on 13 roundabouts have been started. ludhiana Municipal Corporation Commissioner informed Sukhbir that the project would be completed at a cost of Rs 20 crore.
Sukhbir directed the local bodies’ secretary Ashok Gupta to expedite ongoing development works in all wards and complete the same within set deadline of December 31, 2014. Prestigious Rs 268 crore sewerage project was also in full swing with completion of more than 84 per cent work and the project would be completed by March 31, 2015.
Gupta apprised Sukhbir that 100 per cent water supply project of Rs 116 crore would be completed till December. The project of mechanised sweeping of city roads has been initiated under which 47 km stretch of city roads would be swept and cleaned mechanically.
Sukhbir asked the authorities that there would be no compromise on the quality of execution of project and work should be allocated to world renowned and credible companies. The project would be completed at a cost of Rs 50 crore.
Sukhbir also asked the MC Commissioner to intensify construction of dwelling units for slum dwellers to make city clean. It was informed that possession to allottees of 1100 households would be given by October 31 while more 2400 dwelling units were ready whereas 1,232 dwelling units by completed by March next.
Expressing his displeasure over the slow functioning of existing company hired for integrated solid waste management, Sukhbir said that this Rs 100 crore project would be taken on priority and international standard reputed companies should only be engaged for this purpose.