NOIDA: The Noida authority stated it has initiated an inquiry into the allegations of corruption within the course of of awarding tenders for floor parking heaps throughout the town. The authority has initiated a probe and likewise put the tendering course of on maintain in the intervening time, officers stated on Tuesday.
There are allegations of corruption within the choice of contractors who had been to be given the duty of working the floor parking heaps in several sectors of the town. It has been alleged that the engineers involved modified the eligibility standards in order that the tenders suited a number of contractors whose observe information weren’t up to speed.
The complaints had been filed earlier this month when some contractors alleged that officers who had been concerned within the choice of contractors had tweaked the foundations and had been resorting to favouritism.
The authority had first in November and later in December final yr issued tenders to pick contractors for managing the parking websites. However when contractors didn’t evince curiosity, they issued tenders for the third time in January this yr and tweaked the phrases of the tender, the complainants stated.
The Noida authority has allowed roadside parking heaps in sectors 14A, 15, Movie Metropolis, Mahamaya flyover, sectors 36, 25, 26, 20, 81, 91, 92, 93, 101, 108, 110, 22, 23, 24, 30, 35, 52, 53, 54, 57, 66, 67, 68, 70 and 71, amongst different areas.
Chief govt officer Ritu Maheshwari fashioned a three-member committee headed by extra chief govt officer Manvendra Singh to probe into the allegations within the subsequent 15 days, stated officers. Different panel members are Prabhas Kumar, extra CEO and monetary controller Swatantra Kumar, officers added.
“We are going to probe in accordance with the foundations and submit the report back to the CEO,” stated Kumar. The three-member committee is more likely to meet on Wednesday within the Sector 6 workplace to provoke the probe, officers stated.
The Noida authority earns ₹13 crore yearly by permitting parking contracts throughout the town.