May 10, 2024
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CW team
Three projects under the Ludhiana Smart City Mission under the Public Works Department (PWD) have been postponed till 2021. Concerned that three projects have exceeded schedule, the Municipal Commissioner (MC) has sought an explanation from the authorities. These developments are expected to cost Rs 3,000 crore. 320,000.
Persons with disabilities were tasked with carrying out three projects: constructing classrooms in two schools and a multi-purpose gymnasium in a third school. The project was due to be completed by 2022, but a further deadline of March 31 was missed this year.
According to the report, persons with disabilities do not share reports related to persons with disabilities at review meetings. A government primary school in Ward 5 and a government high school in Subhash Nagar have each been allotted new classrooms. A public school, a dairy farm and Tajpur Road were to be the sites for the sports hall.
MC supervising engineer Sanjay Kanwal confirmed that a person with a disability was awarded a project in 2021. But he said even they lacked information on status reports. He said he was in the process of writing a letter to persons with disabilities with the aim of ensuring that pending projects are promptly completed and reported to the central government.
MC Commissioner Sandeep Rishi has taken a serious note of the shoddyness seen in the work of persons with disabilities as the Smart City Mission draws to a close. He wrote a letter to the Disability Authority expressing his dissatisfaction and requesting an update on the situation at the next scheduled meeting.
