VMC to auction 94 TP scheme plots

In another significant decision, the committee accepted the administration8217;s proposal handing the contract to print 24,000 VMC diaries to a private Vadodara-based firm at Rs 40 per diary.

Sources said the decision to contract the printing was aimed at saving manpower and improving quality.

The Committee also approved Municipal Commissioner G R Aloria8217;s participation in a workshop in China next month. The workshop will focus on human development and related issues.

Jail Minister Jaspal Singh will lay the foundation stone of the bridge linking Karelibaug with Sama on November 1. The bridge is an alternative to the EME Road which is to be closed to vehicular traffic by the EME from January 1, 2000.

The road joining the bridge will be laid by the Vadodara Urban Development Authority VUDA. The total cost of the project will be an estimated Rs 1.29 crore, of which VUDA will contribute nearly Rs 71 lakh.