Contractors’ Association warns of protest, demands release of pending Rs 650 crore

BENGALURU: The City Contractors’ Association has warned the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) of holding a protest to demand the release of pending bills of Rs 650 crore.

The association has also written a letter to the Chief Engineers of all eight zones of the Corporation. If the government does not agree to clear the pending bills, the association will stop all under-construction work from June 29, the letter said.

The Contractors’ Association also said that civic workers will not collect garbage and all activities will come to a halt until pending payments are released.