Opposition in Ahmedabad civic body slams new proposals to lay white-topped roads
Ahmedabad: The road and building committee of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will present three proposals to lay white-topped roads in various areas of the city, including Nava Vadaj, Chandkheda, Sabarmati, Vasna, and Navrangpura, on Wednesday.
However, the opposition has raised objections to these proposals, two of which are single tenders. There is opposition to awarding all three projects to a single company and paying Rs 37.62 crore more than the estimated cost.
Shehzad Khan Pathan, the leader of the opposition in the AMC, said, "Three separate proposals for white topping the roads in city's western areas is on the meeting agenda. One proposal suggests awarding all three projects to a single company at 26% to 31.50% rates higher than the estimated cost.
The estimated cost for these three projects was set at Rs 129.86 crore, but it was decided to award them at Rs 167.48 crore — an increase of Rs 37.62 crore.
We demand that these proposals be cancelled and re-tendered. In the past 10 years, AMC has not constructed a single quality road in the city. Roads get damaged during monsoon, causing inconvenience to citizens."
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Interestingly, white topping of roads have led to road levels being raised, leading to waterlogging issues in nearby societies.
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