The Hindu 27.04.2013
Chennai Corporation blacklists contractors delaying civic projects
A few contractors, who have failed to begin civic infrastructure projects on time, have been blacklisted.
The
Chennai Corporation, on Friday, passed a resolution to this effect. The
contractors are mainly those who have not begun work on the mega city
development projects in the Tondiarpet zone.
On
December 28, 2012, the Corporation council had approved a Rs. 9.7-crore
package for 24 projects. Most of these were for integrated road
development. However, the contractors given these jobs did not begin
work even 73 days after the issuance of work orders, Corporation
officials said.
The mega city development mission
includes improving civic infrastructure with a grid system of roads,
more streetlights, street furniture, footpaths and improved stormwater
drains. Under the first phase, a grid system was planned for all eight
zones comprising the expanded areas of the Corporation.
A
total of Rs. 333.27 crore was approved by the Corporation for
implementation of the grid system covering 360 roads. Over 427 roads
were covered in the second phase of the mega city development mission in
all 15 zones of the city.