The Hindu 22.12.2010
Special roads scheme works to commence immediately
Special Correspondent
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Contractors asked to submit weekly progress reports |
In a huddle: Corporation Commissioner T.T.Balsamy chairing a meeting
with contractors in Tiruchi on Tuesday.
TIRUCHI: The Tiruchi Corporation has directed its contractors to
commence immediately all road development works sanctioned under the
Special Roads Scheme 2010-11.
The State government has sanctioned Rs.25.19 crore to the Corporation
under the scheme. The Corporation would take up 286 works, including
127 black topped roads and 159 cement concrete roads, in the city. Under
the scheme, priority was accorded for relaying or strengthening of
roads that have not been re-laid over the past five years or those
damaged owing to natural calamities. Contracts for the works have
already been awarded in 15 packages.
Contractors, who have not commenced the works so far, have been asked to do so immediately.
They have also been directed to submit weekly progress reports along
with photographic proof, T.T.Balsamy, Commissioner, said after chairing a
meeting with contractors and Corporation engineers to discuss the
implementation of the scheme here on Tuesday.
Speaking to The Hindu, Mr.Balsamy said the Corporation has already
received the first instalment of Rs.12.50 crore under the scheme and
funds was not a constraint. The Corporation would clear the bills on a
monthly basis based on the progress shown by the contractors.
Any problem with respect to the clearance of bills or any other issue
would be sorted by the respective Corporation assistant executive
engineers and junior engineers. The Corporation would also offer
assistance in procuring raw material, if there was any problem in this
regard, he said.
Mr.Balsamy asked the contractors to immediately commence the works
though the final layer of black topping and cement concrete could be
laid after the end of the monsoon.
Though the works are scheduled to the completed by March 31, the
Corporation was pushing the contractors to complete the works much
earlier.
The Commissioner, answering a query, said patch works would be taken
up on rain damaged roads (that are not covered under the special roads
scheme) soon and the expenditure would be met from the Corporation
general fund.
City Engineer S.Raja Mohamed, Executive Engineer S.Arunachalam and other officials attended the meeting.