The Pioneer 24.08.2010
Need to speed up Mango water supply project: Roy
PNS | Jamshedpur
Senior BJP leader Saryu Roy on Monday said there is an urgent need to expedite Mango water supply project work. He said that as per plans the project needs to be completed by August 2011. Though Jusco MD had claimed to finish the project in 1.5 years.
“I inspected the site of the project, involving an investment of `64.18 crore, and found that the work of only `25 crore have been done and the contractors have only received `6.70 crore. Though `8 crore were released in May by the Urban Development department but it is still kept at the district treasury. Immediate steps need to be taken release the fund to bring pace into the project,” noted Roy,while addressing the media.
The former legislature also expressed concerns that the 40 per cent of the drawing and designs is yet to be approved by the concerned authorities. He said that if immediate approval is not given the project might get delayed.
It may be mentioned that the Mango water supply scheme was commissioned by the Public Health Engineering Department, Govt of Bihar, in the year 1984. The revised administrative approval of this scheme was accorded by the Urban Development Department, Jharkhand Government which was followed a Contract agreement signed on August24, 2009.
With the project completion period of 24 months from the date of signing the agreement, the contract value stands for `64.18 crores and involves Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of six months from the date of completion of the project.
The work entails Jusco to survey, design and construct of water treatment plant complete with civil, mechanical and electrical works under urban supply scheme.
This ambitious project, once completed will cater to the drinking water requirements of 1, 98,500 people (Projected population 2009) from the Subernarekha river in and around Mango.
