MC proposes Rs 75 lakh for Rose Fest, Cong objects
Chandigarh, October 28
The proposal of the local Municipal Corporation (MC) to spend Rs 75 lakh on the next Rose Festival has stirred a controversy as Congress councilors have objected to it. Civic body officials will seek the approval from the MC House on October 30. The festival will be held in February next year. The current proposed amount is Rs 20 lakh more than the previous year.
Devinder Singh Babla, the Leader of the Opposition in the MC House, said the Congress would oppose it as the MC had been facing its worst financial crisis and development works had been stalled due to it.
Other proposals to be placed before MC House
A proposal seeking amendment to the Chandigarh Registration of Pet Dogs Bylaws-2010 will be placed before the MC House on October 30. As per the proposal, the residents have been allowed to keep four dogs, provided that two of them are street dogs. At present, a resident can’t keep more than two dogs of any breed. The MC has proposed a nominal fee Re 1 for the registration of stray dogs. The civic body currently charges Rs 500 fee the registration of a pet. Tt has also been proposed to hike the penalty for the wastage of water from Rs 2,500 to Rs 5,000.
