The municipal corporation’s Finance and Contracts Committee (F&CC) on Saturday approved two electric vehicle (EV) charging stations for the city’s proposed fleet of 100 buses and road projects worth ₹ 15 crore, at its first meeting after June.
“The electric bus project will be a major initiative for the convenience of the general public.
We have cleared two charging stations for the project,” said mayor Inderjit Kaur. The mayor said work orders for Nooran Road, Kakowal Road, Metro Road and Shivpuri Road had also been cleared.
Aam Aadmi Party councillor Yuvraj Sidhu, son of Atam Nagar MLA Kulwant Singh Sidhu, topped the contest, while Congress councillor Gaurav Bhatti won the second seat through preferential voting. Around 35 projects under the state government’s Rangla Punjab scheme were approved. Under the scheme, each MLA is allocated ₹ 2.5 crore for development works in their constituency. The nominations were challenged in the Punjab and Haryana high court, following which fresh elections were held on August 29.
