To fight dengue,MCD to purchase chemicals worth over Rs 2 crore

Earlier,a number of councillors,mostly from the ruling BJP in the civic agency,objected to the use of Hindustan Latex Ltd (a Government of India undertaking) as a consultant for the procurement and said the MCD should buy the items itself.

“Summers are around and we need these chemicals as soon as possible,so we are currently going ahead with the purchase as suggested by HLL. Next time onwards,we have asked the Health department to procure the medicines themselves without involving a consulting agency,” said Yogender Chandolia,Chairman of the Standing Committee.

According to the proposals,HLL will fix the rate of procurement and supplier agency in all cases for a year and get a consultancy charge of 2 per cent. Several councillors had opposed the move,saying the MCD is wasting finances by engaging a consultancy company.

Municipal Health Officer N K Yadav,however,defended the move,saying the consultancy charge was lowered from 3.5 per cent to 2 per cent after long negotiations. “HLL is a reputed government undertaking and provides us technical support. There are technical aspects and the department needs a consultant to take the right decision,” he said.