Dhobi ghat committee meeting held
Chandigarh, July 20:- A meeting of the committee constituted to generate revenue from the Dhobi ghats was held here today under the chairmanship of Shakti Parkash Devshali and attended by other members of committee namely Smt. Asha Kumari Jaswal, Sh. Mahesh Inder Singh Sidhu, Smt. Ravinder Kaur Gujral, Sh. Charanjiv Singh and Sh. Ravinder Sharma & Sh. Dharminder Sharma, Executive Engineers, Roads division No. 2 and 3, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh.
During the meeting, the members discussed various issues related to Dhobi ghats including the following important topics:
· The committee observed that temporary repair of roofs, floors and boundary walls alongwith provision of toilet blocks be done after inspection by the committee members.
· The members suggested that terms and conditions regarding the policy be reviewed in the next meeting.
· The committee members have discussed and resolved that rates should be fixed for washing the different types of clothes, so that public is not harassed.
· The members also suggested that Dhobi Ghats situated at sectors should be provided with modern facilities and latest technologies.
· The Chairperson alongwith the Committee Members have decided that open auction or e-tendering as per the decision of General House should be conducted after fixing proper reserve price.
The Committee members have decided to visit all the dhobi ghats in city on 22nd and 23rd July, 2020 to take stock of the infrastructure over there.