BJP MLA lsquosits inrsquo protest over delay in clearing dues for bridge construction

  • | Thursday | 14th February, 2019

While running a cost comparison on both the projects, it emerged that the steel bridge costs Rs 1.40 crore. We will apprise the CM and present the facts before him,” said a senior PWD official who did not wish to be named. Because of the cost escalation, the second proposal was not given clearance. DEHRADUN: Commotion ensued at the Public Works Department (PWD) office in Dehradun on Wednesday after BJP MLA Mahesh Singh Negi sat on a protest, demanding immediate release of funds to start construction of a bridge in his constituency Dwarahat.At 12.30 pm, Negi skipped the assembly session and headed straight to the chief engineer’s office in Yamuna Colony. The PWD chief engineer has been instructed to file a compliance report,” said Negi.The proposal was conceptualized last year and the cost of the project is estimated to be Rs 70 lakh.The PWD officials, on the other hand, claimed that the clearance was given only for the construction of a concrete bridge, whereas Negi had been demanding for a steel bridge.“We had cleared the proposal to construct a concrete bridge, but another proposal was forwarded to us for construction of a steel bridge.

DEHRADUN: Commotion ensued at the Public Works Department (PWD) office in Dehradun on Wednesday after BJP MLA Mahesh Singh Negi sat on a protest, demanding immediate release of funds to start construction of a bridge in his constituency Dwarahat.At 12.30 pm, Negi skipped the assembly session and headed straight to the chief engineer’s office in Yamuna Colony. Soon, heated words were exchanged between Negi and chief engineer Rakesh Purohit over pending clearance of dues.The legislator’s sit-in protest went on for over half-an-hour, and he decided to call of his stir after the officials assured him to clear funds immediately.Talking to TOI, Negi claimed that the project has been deliberately kept in limbo despite getting a go-ahead from chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat “I ended my protest after I was given assurance that the proposal will be cleared on priority basis. The PWD chief engineer has been instructed to file a compliance report,” said Negi.The proposal was conceptualized last year and the cost of the project is estimated to be Rs 70 lakh.The PWD officials, on the other hand, claimed that the clearance was given only for the construction of a concrete bridge, whereas Negi had been demanding for a steel bridge.“We had cleared the proposal to construct a concrete bridge, but another proposal was forwarded to us for construction of a steel bridge. While running a cost comparison on both the projects, it emerged that the steel bridge costs Rs 1.40 crore. Because of the cost escalation, the second proposal was not given clearance. We will apprise the CM and present the facts before him,” said a senior PWD official who did not wish to be named.

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