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Big on plans, slow on implementation

Several crucial infra projects in tricity have been stalled mainly due to bureaucratic inertia and administrative delays. Even the municipal corporation has taken no action.” Smart Parking in Chandigarh Conceived in 2022 Current states: The agenda for the project will again be tabled in the upcoming House meet Project cost: Tender yet to floated In August 2022, the Chandigarh municipal corporation proposed a smart parking system. Animal carcass plant at Raipur Kalan Conceived in 2022 Current states: The project is yet to become operational Project cost: ₹1.75 crore In October 2022, the civic body proposed the city’s first animal carcass incinerator. Zirakpur bypass Conceived in 2014 Current states: Project facing technical issues Project cost: ₹1,329 crore After an 11-year wait, the Zirakpur bypass project is yet to see the light of day, even as the National Highways Authority of India invited bids for the construction of the six-lane bypass to ease traffic congestion in Zirakpur, several times. Panchkula MC building Conceived in 2019 Current states: The civic body has yet to float a tender for the remaining work Project cost: ₹29.49 crore The long-awaited Panchkula Municipal Corporation office building in Sector 3, originally planned for completion in April 2021, faces further delays.

Hindustan Times

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