Bus stand contractor shown door for not depositing Rs 4.65-cr dues

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, December 10

As the private contractor for operations and maintenance works at Amar Shaheed Sukhdev Interstate Bus Terminal here allegedly failed to pay pending payments, the government authorities concerned have taken back the possession from the contractor on Friday.

General Manager at the Ludhiana bus stand, Rajiv Dutta said the contractor had not deposited any payment for several months. The department had to recover Rs 4.65 crore from the contractor, while the contractor had earlier deposited a bank guarantee of Rs 1.62 crore to the department.

A team from the Chandigarh office had reached the bus stand to take back the possession today.

Staff of the Punjab Roadways and PUNBUS had also staged a protest against the contractor for allegedly violating the contract conditions in the past. A private bus operators’ association had also complained against the contractor for allegedly charging unauthorised fees from the buses halting outside the bus stand premises.

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