Thangmeiband locals stop black-topping work
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 08 2012:
Claiming sub-standard work/composition, locals of Thangmeiband Lourung Purel leikai and Polem Leikai have stopped black-topping work at the locality with immediate effect.
Spearheaded by volunteers of Thangmeiband Youth Organisation, the local populace prevailed upon the labourers to cease work on the ground that non-adherence to prescribed work quality has resulted in cracks and cave-in along the nearly one kilometre road stretch.
Contending that sporadic drizzle in the past few hours has exposed lack of quality control in the ongoing black-topping work with the road surface washed away at various points, some members of the Youth Organisation also claimed that the contractor concerned was already asked to maintain quality.
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further informing that black topping work had to be stopped at an earlier occasion as lack of quality control was spotted, they expressed strong resentment that the contractor had been indifferent to the concern of the public and continued with the work.
They also urged PWD authorities to inspect the said work so as to ensure that the contractor follow prescribed norm.
So pathetic was the quality control that the recently black topped layer could be prised apart with bare hands, said the local people and demonstrated the same before media persons.