BMC clears contract on debris removal

One of the important conditions of the previous contract had stipulated that there would be no cost escalation due to rise in the cost of inputs like petrol, tyres etc and by the time the contract expired the civic administration had already spent Rs 82.72 crore, the additional amount of Rs 18 crore was spent without the sanction of the Standing Committee.

Committee members felt that since monsoons have arrived the debris will get wet and make it more difficult to cart it away. Considering the urgency of the issue, the proposal was put tovote and passed unanimously.