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Mayor R. Priya and Commissioner J. Kumaragurubaran on the Council assembly held at Ripon Buildings on Thursday. | Photo Credit: M. SRINATH
The GCC has additionally allotted a further contingency of as much as 25% for contractors to deal with further work, mentioned N. Chitrarasu, chairperson of the Standing Committee (Works), at Thursday’s Council assembly.
Mr. Chitrarasu mentioned, “Bids have been invited for 286 street work price ₹37 crore to be undertaken as soon as the Northeast monsoon is over. Currently, work on 257 roads and 296 cement concrete roads, and ILP (interlocking pavement) work on 111 roads are in progress. If extra wants come up, tenders might be invited as per the federal government’s choice,” he mentioned.
Listing the works carried out by the GCC since 2022, he mentioned chain-link fences have been put in and flood safety partitions in-built 37 water channels. The work, carried out at a value of ₹286.37 crore, is now 72% full, he added.
Manali street upkeep
The Council additionally handed a decision to increase the employment of 28 non permanent day by day wage staff from October 6, 2025, to October 5, 2026, in Manali Zone (II). These staff might be concerned in duties comparable to street patchwork, particles elimination, storm-water drain desilting, and emergency or election-related works.
The extension is important as solely 25 of the 64 everlasting staff can be found for street upkeep, the GCC mentioned.
Published – October 31, 2025 05:34 am IST
