<p>BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath on Tuesday said the civic body has cleared bills worth Rs 25 lakh, amounting to a total clearance of Rs 42 crore.</p>.<p>"The payments pertaining to all other works will be made only after the special investigation committee (SIT) completes its inquiry," he said. </p>.<p>The BBMP Working Contractors' Association has been pressuring the government to clear the bills, saying that the contractors are facing financial hardship.</p>.<p>The association said that the BBMP owes over Rs 5,500 crore to the contractors. </p>.<p>Association president KT Manjunath said the BBMP has stopped releasing payments since July 18. "The commissioner is referring to developments that are a month old. No payments have been made after the government announced an SIT probe into the BBMP works," he said. </p>
<p>BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath on Tuesday said the civic body has cleared bills worth Rs 25 lakh, amounting to a total clearance of Rs 42 crore.</p>.<p>"The payments pertaining to all other works will be made only after the special investigation committee (SIT) completes its inquiry," he said. </p>.<p>The BBMP Working Contractors' Association has been pressuring the government to clear the bills, saying that the contractors are facing financial hardship.</p>.<p>The association said that the BBMP owes over Rs 5,500 crore to the contractors. </p>.<p>Association president KT Manjunath said the BBMP has stopped releasing payments since July 18. "The commissioner is referring to developments that are a month old. No payments have been made after the government announced an SIT probe into the BBMP works," he said. </p>