PIMPRI CHINCHWAD: The civic body may take up the mechanised road sweeping agenda for the 670-km road spread across its north and south zones at the next week’s general body meeting .
The proposed expenses for the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) initiative have been projected at Rs 363 crore. The contract will be done for the next seven years.
The general body agenda available on the civic body’s website stated that a total of 32 vehicles will be used for the earmarked road sweeping, and around 382 employees, who include sweepers, operators, drivers, and helpers, will be employed.
Mechanised sweeping was first implemented across the PCMC limits in 2015, which was discontinued after 2017 due to tendering related issues. Though earlier this year the draft proposal was presented before then commissioner Shravan Hardikar, after his transfer in February the proposal took a backseat.
Activist Maruti Bhapkar said the project is likely to involve a lot of corruption hence the state should investigate it transparently. Earlier, medical officer of health Dr Anil Roy had said pandemic has affected the resumption of the mechanised road sweeping. “Now, that the proposal is with the general body, we are expecting a favourable nod. We are expecting the process to get completed in the next three-four months,” said Dr Roy.
