17/6/2018
PUNE: The Pune
Municipal Corporation (PMC) is contemplating to stop payment of the contractors
doing a poor job of nullah cleaning after a field visit by a delegation
consisting of civic officials and deputy mayor exposed their shoddy work.
The delegation visited 10 spots in Vimannagar, Vaibhav Colony,
Yerawada and Kalvad areas and observed that hardly any work was carried out. It
also stated that the nullahs had been encroached upon. Deputy mayor Siddharth
Dhende told pune-news.com, “The visits
exposed the ground reality, which is different from the Pune Municipal
Corporation’s claims. Hardly 5-10% work has been carried out on the ground. The
civic officials claimed nearly 80-90 % cleaning had been completed.”
He said action should be initiated against the civic
officials, too. They were equally responsible for the poor quality of
pre-monsoon work, he felt. The civic administration had claimed during the
pre-monsoon work review that over 90% work, including cleaning of nullahs,
stormwater drain and chambers, had been completed.
The city has 177.96 km of stormwater drain lines. According to
PMC’s claims, a total of 170.23km was cleaned. It also stated that of the
162-km-long nullahs, 158 km was cleaned. “The case of providing false figures
is serious. We will take tough action against the contractors, who indulged in
such practices,” said the additional commissioner of PMC, Rajendra Nimbalkar.
He said the elected members would be told to cross-verify the
claims of the contractors and the local officials. If any discrepancies are
found in the report, action would be initiated.
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