India, Nov. 6 -- Days after the civic standing committee approved a nine-month extension to its experimental performance-based road-sweeping initiative, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) administration on Wednesday put the decision on hold, limiting the extension to three months. Fresh ward-wise tenders will be floated during this period, officials said.

Additional municipal commissioner Prajit Nair said separate tenders would be issued for each ward office, with contracts for the next year awarded after the process.

"Earlier, the tender process could not be completed due to the Model Code of Conduct. The extension will be for three months, with no scope for a further extension. The fresh tender process will proceed in parallel with ...