MC mulls privatising garbage disposal

In the general house,Dhaliwal said,“As per the calculations,Rs 18 lakh will be spent on the entire process on monthly basis including fuel and salaries of private employees and hence corporation can save a huge sum on monthly basis.”

Giving details,he said,“If Rs 400 worth fuel is consumed per vehicle on daily basis,this expenditure will be Rs 9 lakh for one month,and salary of 2 employees (private) can be Rs 6,000 and hence Rs 4.5 lakh is another expenditure. Rs 4.5 lakh has been calculated as a cost of the vehicles and other expenses which totals into Rs 18 lakh per month.”

Dhaliwal says the money thus saved could be used by MC for other development works. The proposal has already been submitted to the commissioner,

Meanwhile the huge sum — Rs 90 lakh – spent on MC vehicles,including the diesel expenses,has raised eyebrows with many demanding probe into the allegations of diesel pilferage.

Even in the yesterday’s meeting,diesel theft by employees was pointed out by a few councillors with the commissioner,A.K Sinha saying that that he had recieved similar complaints in the past also and would like to get these investigated. It may mentioned that a few years ago as well,the vigilance bureau had taken the lid off a diesel scam in Ludhiana.

Fake bill scam
Regarding the on-going inquiry against contractor Varinder Kumar with regard to fake bills scam,involvement of more politicians is being speculated. So the leaders are making rounds of the inquiry officer,additional commissioner KP Brar,revealed sources. However,Brar refused to comment on the issue and stated that she will speak once she is done with the inquiry.