Mamata calls for stern action against errant contractors for delaying projects

Kolkata | Wednesday | 12th February, 2020

Summary:

Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has directed the state administration to take stern measures against errant contractors, who are causing inordinate delay to complete projects. The Chief Minister asked state Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha to use the anti-corruption branch to nab "those involved in corruption in Land and Land Reforms and Public Health Engineering departments". Hearing this, the Chief Minister said: "Forget PWD. On an occasion, I found them estimating Rs 6 crore for a project that should come up at just Rs 2 crore. Reject the project (Bankura Municipality's auditorium)..