Jagran correspondent, Bhagalpur. Municipal Commissioner Kislay Kushwaha held an intensive review meeting in the Municipal Corporation Auditorium on Wednesday to complete the ongoing development schemes in the urban area within the stipulated time and ensure the quality of work. In the meeting, clear instructions were given to the contractors and engineers that any kind of negligence in the work will not be tolerated.
The Municipal Commissioner said that if the work is not completed on time or irregularities are found in the quality check, the concerned junior and assistant engineer will be held guilty. Along with this, strict action will also be taken against the concerned sensor. He clarified that many schemes of the corporation have been taken at a minimum rate of 30 percent, due to which the quality of work is likely to be affected. Such work will be done as per the standards under the strict supervision of engineers.
The Municipal Commissioner warned that if the work of any scheme was found to be defective, 20 percent of the contractor's amount would be deducted. At the same time, quality checking of construction materials will no longer be limited to only engineering colleges. During surprise inspection, engineers will also get the quality checked from third party lab. If discrepancy is found in both the reports, action will also be taken against the investigating agency.
Action decided against contractors who do not follow the agreement
In the review meeting, the Municipal Commissioner strongly reprimanded those contractors who are not signing the agreement for two to three months even after receiving the tender. He told that the tender was floated by the Municipal Corporation in July last year, in which out of 40 selected contractors, 23 contractors have neither deposited the earnest money nor signed the agreement. The Municipal Commissioner clarified that the tender of such sensors will be canceled and they will be debarred. If the agreement is not made by Saturday, then the concerned scheme will be given to the other contractor with the lowest rate. He also said that FIR will be lodged against the contractors keeping more schemes pending.
200 schemes worth Rs 70 crore are going on
The Municipal Commissioner informed that at present work is going on in the city on about 200 development schemes at a cost of about Rs 70 crore. He said that the contractors who will complete the work with quality and on time will not have any problem in payment. Those contractors who have any kind of complaint should submit written application by Monday, so that it can be resolved.
Sensors raised problems regarding payment
During the meeting, sensor association president Bhavesh Yadav and other sensors raised the problem of pending payment. The contractors said that due to not getting the payment on time, their financial condition worsens and they have to take loan to get the work done, which affects the construction work. Sensors said that the payment of Seven Nishchay Scheme is pending for the last three years. Apart from this, the amount of earnest money deposited by the unsuccessful contractors in the tender is also not being returned. The contractors assured the Municipal Commissioner that they will follow his instructions, but timely payment should be ensured.
Six member team will investigate the plans
The Municipal Corporation has formed a six-member team to check the quality of all the schemes run in the city. Suburban Commissioner Rajesh Paswan, Aamir Sohail, City Manager Vinay Prasad Yadav, Ali Asgar, SWM officer Shashi Bhushan Singh and Town Planner Mannu Yadav have been included in this team. After the meeting, SWM officer Shashi Bhushan Singh inspected the road, drain and pond construction works in ward numbers 34 and 35. During this period, a report on the quality of construction material and updated status of work was prepared.
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