No strict action against contractors responsible

  • | Saturday | 21st July, 2018

Four contractors including Divya Simandhar Construction held responsible for the situation and were asked to repair the roads laid by them. So far, it has not taken any strict action against other contractors. It was stated that the committee had reached a conclusion, but the findings of the committee and its suggestions were never made public by the VMC. But the civic body is yet to take any action against other contractors who were issued notices for inferior quality roads.In the 2017 monsoon, alarm bells had started ringing in the VMC after it came to light that several newly laid roads were damaged. They were asked to repair the roads after which things were put in the cold storage.Sources said that the VMC had also formed a committee including experts to improve the quality of roads made in the city.

Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) may have decided to register an offence against contractor Divya Simandhar Construction after it came to light that he had used inferior quality bitumen and submitted forged invoices to show that bitumen prescribed by the civic body was used. But the civic body is yet to take any action against other contractors who were issued notices for inferior quality roads.In the 2017 monsoon, alarm bells had started ringing in the VMC after it came to light that several newly laid roads were damaged. Four contractors including Divya Simandhar Construction held responsible for the situation and were asked to repair the roads laid by them. So far, it has not taken any strict action against other contractors. They were asked to repair the roads after which things were put in the cold storage.Sources said that the VMC had also formed a committee including experts to improve the quality of roads made in the city. It was stated that the committee had reached a conclusion, but the findings of the committee and its suggestions were never made public by the VMC.

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