Body suspects road project fund misuse
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, October 14 2023: All Kongba Road United Clubs' Organisation has voiced apprehension regarding potential fund misappropriation in the renovation of the Imphal-Yairipok Road and urged the Works minister and PWD not to release any pending bills related to the road project.

According to Clubs' convenor, Lenin Hirom there is strong apprehension of misuse of fund in the renovation of the severely deteriorated Imphal-Yairipok Road.

The department had issued seven work orders totalling Rs 13.37 crore for the renovation in 2017-18 .

Additionally, work orders worth Rs 5 lakh were issued in 2019-20, Rs 12.13 crore in 2020-21, and Rs 3.40 crore in 2022-23 .

Despite these allocations, there is no visible progress on the ground, leaving the public to grapple with the existing poor road conditions.

Lenin expressed deep concern over these findings and urged the Works Minister and relevant departments to withhold any pending bills for these projects.

He further called upon contractors SN Pavei, Esther Constructions, Kh Nabakumar, M Zainul Shah, Kh Kalachand, and L Ramesh, as well as the engineers concerned, to engage in a dialogue with the organisation to address the issues.

It is worth noting that the organisation had enforced a road blockade to highlight the dire need of road renovation and shedding light on the challenges faced by the public along this route.

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