Mayor, Commissioner visit dumping, gaushala construction sites in Chandigarh

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 15

City Mayor Ravi Kant Sharma and Commissioner, Municipal Corporation (MC), Chandigarh, Anindita Mitra, today visited dumping ground at Dadu Majra and construction site of the gaushala at Raipur Kalan. They were accompanied by senior officials concerned of the MC. The Mayor and Commissioner reviewed the work progress at both sites. The contractor was instructed to speed up work at dumping ground. They also visited sanitary landfill site where commissioner instructed contractor to finish construction of the boundary wall soon.

The Mayor and Commissioner took round of the gaushala construction site and ABC Centre. The commissioner told engineers concerned to complete the project within stipulated time frame.

The work of three sheds, including healthy cow shed, heifer shed and pregnant cow shed, to accommodate nearly 1,000 cows has been completed except laying brick on edge flooring and roof sheeting.

The works of water supply and laying sewerage has been completed in existing sheds, except sump and storm work. The conduit pipe is yet to be laid in existing sheds and wiring work has to be completed at Phase I of the gaushala.

The commissioner asked the chief engineer to complete the balance work at Phase I, including provision for electrical services, horticulture, pellet making machine and construction of veterinary hospital, sick animal shed, fodder shed, toilet blocks and labour huts.

She further asked officials to prepare plans for developing Phase II of the gaushala having 6.82 acre plot area.