Hungpung body alleges irregularities
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 27 2012:
Thawaijao Hungpung Youths and Students' Organisation has alleged sub-standard road development work as well as inordinate delay in sports complex and hospital construction activities.
Speaking to newspersons at Manipur Press Club today, Organisation president Isace Kasom and former secretary TS Albis said that development of a 6.6 kms long road connecting Dungrei Junction to Kaziphung via Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School section from National Highway 150 was taken up under the State PWD in 2010 .
Inspite of year 2012 set for completing the Rs 4 crore road project, earth cutting work has been carried out for only about 4.2 km of the total road length after which there is no sign of construction activities since, they said while contending that ring culverts laid in some section of the road are smaller than the prescribed size.
Similarly, concrete slabs over the ring culverts are also on sub-standard size and material composition, claimed Isace who identified the contractors as Sk Redeem and Ngaranmi, both from Ukhrul.
With regard to development of a sports complex in Pakshi Ground, he informed that Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh had laid the foundation stone in March 2009 for the Rs 9,90,87,285 project to be implemented under the NLCPR funding.
While the existing gallery was dismantled in March this year no further construction work has been initiated till date, said Isace who conceded that he has no idea to whom the work was assigned.
Ukhrul Deputy Commission is said to have assessed the condition but there is no report of any action taken in connection with the delay.
The CM also laid the foundation for construction of a 50-bedded hospital in Hungpung in March 2009 but only about 30 percent of the construction has been completed, both the Organisation representatives maintained while identifying the contractor as one Asui.
Demanding resumption of relevant works at the earliest, they also threatened to launch intense agitation if the proposal fails to evoke positive response.