A meeting of the High Powered Works Purchase Committee (HPWPC) was held in Chandigarh on March 4 under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in which approval of approximately Rs 163 crores was given for the construction of an elevated road with service road from Delhi-Agra National Highway to DND-Faridabad-Ballabgarh Bypass KMP link.
Besides this, approvals worth more than Rs 2352 crores were given in the meetings of the High Powered Purchase Committee (HPPC), Departmental High Powered Purchase Committee (DHPPC), and High Powered Workers Purchase Committee (HPWPC) for contracts and purchases of various items.
After negotiations with various bidders in the meeting, approximately Rs 74 crores were saved by determining the rates.
Transport Minister, Sh. Mool Chand Sharma, Energy Minister Ranjit Singh, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, J.P. Dalal, Cooperation Minister, Dr. Banwari Lal, Urban Local Bodies Minister, Dr. Kamal Gupta, Development and Panchayat Minister, Devender Singh Babli, and Minister of State for Labor, Anoop Dhanak also remained present at the meeting.
A total of 80 agendas were kept in the meeting, and approval was given to 76 agendas.