Chandigarh, Sept. 19 -- The finance and contract committee (F&CC) of Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) accorded approval to various developmental agenda items amounting to Rs.6 crores. The meeting was held on Friday under the chairmanship of mayor Saurabh Joshi. MC commissioner Amit Kumar, and other committee members namely Harjeet Singh, Jasbeer Singh Bunty, Rajinder Kumar Sharma and Yogesh Dhingra attended the meeting. Special commissioner Harpreet Singh Sudan, and other senior officers of the MC were also present. The committee considered and approved various proposals aimed at improving civic infrastructure, water supply, sanitation, roads, parks, public facilities and other essential amenities across the UT. The committee approved a special repair of the approach road to the cattle pond near the MRF Centre in Industrial Area Phase-I through the provision and fixing of 80-mm-thick interlocking paver blocks at an estimated cost of Rs.7 lakh. It also approved the purchase of six petrol-engine hedge trimmer machines at a cost of Rs.3 lakh for the maintenance of hedges and shrubs in gardens, green belts and parks across the city. To improve recreational facilities, the committee approved the construction of walking tracks in various parks of Sector 34 at an estimated cost of Rs.32 lakh. Walking tracks will also be constructed in parks near House number 2636 and House number 2509 in Sector 47-C at a cost of Rs.20 lakh, while another walking track will be developed in the park behind the petrol pump in Sector 28-B at an estimated cost of Rs.9 lakh. A circular-shaped hut with pipe benches will also be installed at the Fragrance Garden in Sector 36 at a cost of Rs.3 lakh. In addition, pipe benches will be provided in the market area adjoining the V-4 road in Sector 40, from the 39/40 light point to the 40/41 light point, at an estimated cost of Rs.3 lakh. The committee also approved the upgradation of the scooter market in Sector 40-C at an estimated cost of Rs.15 lakh. The peripheral flooring of Sadar Bazar Market in Sector 19-C will be upgraded at an estimated cost of Rs.44 lakh. Missing stainless-steel house indicator boards will be provided and fixed in Sectors 36, 42 and 52 and Attawa village at a cost of Rs.3 lakh. Multiple works related to water supply infrastructure were also cleared. The committee approved the raising of 1,656 house water-meter chambers in the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) EWS four-storey small flats in Sector 56, covering 31 blocks, at an estimated cost of Rs.36 lakh. Repair and renovation of the 45 million gallons per day (MGD) and 25 MGD filtration plants and the backwash well at Water Works, Sector 39, was approved at a cost of Rs.47 lakh. The water-supply distribution network in Ramdarbar will be augmented and strengthened, along with allied works, at an estimated cost of Rs.13 lakh. The committee further approved the laying of a four-inch ductile iron (DI) water-supply pipeline from Tubewell Booster RN-115 to the gas agency in Sector 25 at an estimated cost of Rs.13 lakh. In Cheap House, Sector 19-C, old, brittle, damaged and encroached water-supply pipelines will be replaced with four-inch and six-inch pipelines to prevent contamination and address low-pressure complaints, at an estimated cost of Rs.19 lakh. Several works have also been approved to improve parks, green belts and public spaces. New huts and PCC benches will be provided in various parks and green belts of Sectors 52 and 61 and Kajheri at an estimated cost of Rs.7 lakh. Ornamental plants and shrubs will be planted in various green belts and parks of Sector 42 at a cost of Rs.8 lakh. Special repair and painting of toe walls, MS flat railings and gates in various parks of Indira Colony, Manimajra and Sector 32 will be undertaken at an estimated cost of Rs.17 lakh. Repair and painting works for toe walls, MS flat railings and gates in the green belt and various parks of Sectors 2, 9 and 10 have been approved at a cost of Rs.23 lakh....