The Hindu 12.07.2013
Contractors to be asked to repair roads
Contactors who had repaired city roads which have been
damaged in the rain recently will be asked to restore the roads at their
own expense.
The Corporation Council, which met here
on Thursday, decided to ask the State government to look into the
construction of damaged roads, which had been repaired by various
agencies, including the Public Works Department.
At
the meeting, several councillors raised the issue of damaged roads and
complained that these roads were re-laid hardly a few months ago.
In
his reply, Kochi Mayor Tony Chammany said city roads were repaired with
a guarantee of one year. Besides city roads, the ones built by the
National Highway authorities in the city have also been damaged. Mr.
Chammany said similar complaints were reported from various parts of the
State. The Works Standing Committee of the corporation should look into
city roads that were repaired using government funds and the
contractors responsible should be asked to repair them, he said.
Regarding other roads that run through the city, the Corporation Council
would write to the agencies concerned, he said. Councillors K.J. Jacob,
K.N. Sunilkumar, M. Anilkumar, Sohan Antony, N.A. Shafeek and M.P.
Maheshkumar raised issue of damaged roads.
