Criticising the Delhi Cabinet’s decision to hike MlA local Area Development (lAD) fund, leaders of North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NMC) said the money should be given to the corporations under plan head instead of increasing lAD fund.
Mayor of North Delhi Adesh Gupta said the Centre has been issuing funds to the civic bodies through State Governments, which is used in developing civic amenities. "Delhi was also following it but since the Aam Aadmi Party Government came to power, everything changed.
Standing Committee Chairperson Veena Virmani appealed the Delhi Government to immediately allocate the funds to the Corporation. "The Delhi Government's unit DSIIDC is responsible for taking care of industrial area in Delhi but due to its failure, most of the industrial areas in the city are in deteriorating condition. "The civic services in Kirti Nagar industrial area are in the bad shape too. There are potholes in the roads, drains are choked and water-logging is rampant in most of the industrial areas," she said.
leader of House Tilak Raj Kataria said that Delhi Government is responsible to maintain all the roads which are above 60 feet. "It includes maintenance work of footpaths, central verges, and drains on these roads. However, instead of focussing on its work, the government is trying to work on roads that fall under the jurisdiction of Municipal Corporations through MlA fund," he said.