Upset over delay, Shimla Mayor wants road tarring to start within week

Tribune News Service

Shimla, April 17

Taking cognisance of the pending tarring work of roads in seven wards of the town, the Shimla Municipal Corporation has directed officials to start the work in the said wards within a week. The wards include New Shimla, Pateog, Summer Hill, Panthaghati, Vikasnagar and Chhota Shimla. The tarring of the roads in these wards was to be started in the beginning of April; however, the work has not been started till now.

The directions were given by the Mayor during a recent meeting with the officials of the civic body. During the meeting, the Mayor directed the officials to start the tarring of roads for which the tenders have been floated.

WORK TO BEGIN IN 7 WARDS

• The Shimla Municipal Corporation has directed officials to start the work in the said wards of the town within a week
• The wards include New Shimla, Pateog, Summer Hill, Panthaghati, Vikasnagar and Chhota Shimla
• Tarring of the roads in these wards was to be started in the beginning of April; however, the work has not been started till now
• The Municipal Corporation has also decided to once again seek the permission of the Election Commission of India to start the tarring of roads for which the MC has written back to it

Apart from this, the Municipal Corporation has also decided to once again seek the permission of the the Election Commission to start the tarring of roads for which the MC has written back to it.

Local residents have been demanding that the corporation repaired these roads as soon as possible as they were also facing inconvenience. The matter was also raised by councillors at the monthly meeting of the house.

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