‘Contractor getting food bills of 500 people’
Irregularities alleged in Indira canteen
Mangaluru, Jan 3: “There is irregularity in bill payments of five Indira canteens from the City Corporation and the Labour department. Though only 150 customers visit each Indira canteen every day, the contractors have been getting the payment for 500 customers”, alleged city corporation opposition leader Premananda Shetty.
In Indira canteen, Rs 5 was fixed for breakfast, and Rs 10 each for lunch and dinner. But the local body and the labour department have been paying Rs 7 per breakfast and Rs 14 per meal to the contractor. Of which, the city corporation has been bearing 70 percent and Labour department has been paying remaining 30 per cent.
Each Indira canteen would get 100-150 customers every day. But the contractors were being given the payment for 500 customers. The Mayor and the officials concerned should give clarification about this, Shetty demanded in a press conference.
An organization called Sai Hospitality has got the contract of the Indira Canteens in the city. Interestingly, the bills being given to the company are being prepared in the city corporation. The mayor has to clarify on how they have kept a tab on the number of customers for each canteen. The city corporation has spent Rs 80 lakh for Electrification, Drainage, Compound wall, Interlocks and other facilities. But there was no mention on utilizing the city corporation funds for the canteens, he said.
Clock tower work delayed
There was a proposal before the police department to allow one-way traffic movement on the road between Clock Tower and AB Shetty Circle near Hampankatta. This would solve the problem that New Clock Tower would create inconvenience to traffic movement due to which, the clock tower work was delayed, he said.
City Corporation members Ganesh Hosabettu, Sudhir Shetty Kannur, Roopa D Bangera, Vijay Kumar Shetty and others were present.
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Delhi wakes up to cloudy Thursday with light rain, minimum temp at 17.6 deg C
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi woke up to a cloudy Thursday morning, with parts of the city receiving up to 12.5 mm of rainfall, while the minimum temperature stood at 17.6 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The IMD stated that Safdarjung and Lodhi Road recorded 8.2 mm of rainfall each, while the Ridge station received 8.6 mm and Palam recorded 6.2 mm.
Ayanagar recorded 7.2 mm of rainfall, and Pitampura recorded 5.5 mm.
Additionally, Mayur Vihar recorded 3 mm of rainfall, while Janakpuri received 12.5 mm from 8.30 am on Wednesday till 8.30 am on Thursday.
The weather office noted that the minimum temperature was recorded at 17.6 degrees Celsius, which is 1.1 notches above the seasonal average, while the maximum temperature is expected to settle around 29 degrees Celsius.
According to the IMD, Delhi is under a yellow alert for very light to light rainfall, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, and gusty winds with speeds of 30 to 40 kilometres per hour.
The AQI stood in the 'moderate' category at 9 am, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 153, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 to 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'moderate', 201 to 300 'poor', 301 to 400 'very poor', and 401 to 500 'severe'.
