Rs46-crore road recarpeting project in limbo

Charanjit Singh Teja

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, October 24

With the delay in e-tendering process, several roads in the city, which were to be recarpeted under Rs 46 crore project would get delayed for another six months.

The Amritsar Municipal Corporation had initiated the e- tendering process in April. The technical bid of the tender was opened on August 24 and the tendering committee forwarded it to the Local Bodies Department for vetting, however, the latter has has not respond to the technical bid to date.

“If there are some objections, the Local Bodies Department, should contact civic body and ask to resend it to avoid delay. If they cancel the tendering process or take some more time, the MC will not be able to recarpet the roads for next six months. Recarpeting stops during winter and it will resume after March,” said an official.

The residents were expecting that roads would be recarpeted before the 2022 Assembly elections as the incumbent government would get its credit.

The roads, including New Kot Mit Singh Road, Temple Colony Road , Dairy Complex Road, Gobindgarh Fort Road, Civil Hospital Road, Guru Harkishan School Road, Janata Colony Road, Khazana Gate to Hakima, Bhagtawala to Gilwali, Gilwali to Chattiwind, Sultanwind to Hansli, Hansli to Ghee Mandi, Gilwali to Chattiwind, Bari Gate to Lahori Gate, Court Road , Kachari Chowk to Hartej Hospital, Gumtala Bypass, Race Course Road, Fatehgarh Churian Road, Guru Gobind Singh Chowk to Power Colony Majitha Road, SSSS Chowk to Hussain Pura, Maqbool Road, Rani Ka Bagh, Sadar Police Station, Bhandari Bridge to Kachari Chowk, Queens Road, Cooper Road, Joshi Colony Main Road, Jamun Wali Road, Basant Avenue Main Road, Madan Mohan Malviya Road, Lawrence Road, 88-feet Road, Bhagat Kabir Marg, Dasondha Singh Road, Old Jail Road, Albert Road, Taylor Road, Ranjit Avenue Main Road, Joda Phatak to GT Road, New Golden Avenue Road, Islam Ganj Road, Abadi Shivala Road, Main Shivala Road, Main Krishna Square, 100-feet Road and Guru Ravidas Marg, need urgent repair.