Mohali MC’s first House Meeting: Councillors to deliberate on parks’ management, maintenance of public toilets
The first House meeting of the newly elected Mohali municipal corporation (MC) is set to be held on Friday, with councillors expected to deliberate on two major civic proposals handing over maintenance of neighbourhood parks to resident welfare associations (RWAs) and approving revised estimates for the construction and maintenance of public toilet blocks across the city. The revised estimates proposed for approval are ₹116 lakh each for Zones 1 and 2, ₹127.48 lakh for Zone 3 and ₹168 lakh for Zone 4, taking the total estimated expenditure to over ₹527 lakh. (HT File) The meeting, chaired by mayor Sarabjeet Singh Samana, will begin at 10 am at the Municipal Bhawan in Sector 68. The proposal regarding the parks seek approval for allowing registered welfare associations to undertake maintenance of parks located in their respective localities. According to the agenda, the initiative is aimed at improving upkeep through greater community participation. The proposal draws its basis from a Punjab government notification issued on May 11, 2017, which permits the allotment for maintenance of parks to registered …







