Wangoi AC MLA cautions of strict actions against irresponsible contractor
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 08 2022:
Wangoi Assembly Constituency MLA, Khuraijam Loken has directed the officials and engineers concerned to take up strict actions against the contractor responsible for faulty road construction activities in the constituency.
The road construction activities are taken up in Wangoi AC under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) .
Addressing media persons during a press meet held at his official residence at Babupara today, Kh Loken informed that it has been found that road construction and repairing activities in Wangoi AC are being taken up in a faulty manner without maintaining quality and meeting the required specifications.
He came across such issues during the recent inspection visit carried out at various sites along with the engineers and officials concerned.
The MLA further stated that funds amounting to more than 3 crore rupees have been sanctioned under RIDF for construction and repairing of 24 roads in his constituency and the work was assigned to a special class contractor by the relevant authorities.
The designated road construction sites include Iramsiphai, Leiphrakpam, Irom Meijrao, Mutum Phibou, Chongtham Kona, Samurou and Wangoi and the surrounding areas, he added.
He went on to state that the responsibility to monitor the above activities is assigned to the Public Works Department, Manipur with the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), Imphal West as the implementing agency.
With regards to the faulty works, the MLA highlighted that repairing work at Laishram Mukta Leirak in Iramsiphai has been carried out in a degrading manner without following the required specifications such as low compaction, no side berm, slope (camber) etc.
In view of the aforementioned defects, he has directed the engineers and officials concerned 'to take up strict actions against the contractor concerned and to even blacklist him if he disagrees to redo the said work' .
The MLA also maintained that there will be no progress in the State when such developmental works are executed inefficiently.