Delay in land acquisition,changes hit flyover project

In Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) general body meeting held on Tuesday,Congress corporators raised the issue,accusing the municipal officers and the contractor for delay in construction.

“We demanded an answer from municipal officers as to why the flyover has not been completed in 49 months,when it was supposed to be completed in 18 months. All the contractors,who are involved should be blacklisted,” said Congress city president,Bhausaheb Bhoir

Bhoir said work orders for the elevated rotary flyover under construction at Chapekar Chowk were given on October 2,2006. The construction of the flyover could not take of immediately,as it was found that land from a graveyard would have to be acquired. The deadline for completing the construction was around 15 months. Later,some structural changes in the flyover plan were made to build the flyover in 2009 and the contractor was asked to complete the work on the flyover in 18 months on May 29,2009. Due to the structural changes,the cost of the flyover increased by Rs.2.14 crore,” said Bhoir.

Mayor Yogesh Behl said that all those officers who are found to be negligent in their work,would be suspended adding that the henceforth tenders for construction should no be issued if the municipal corporation does not have the possession of land. He said that an meeting of corporators and officers would be called within a week.

The water pipe laid by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) was coming in way of construction of the bridge; the municipal corporation would have to spend in excess of Rs. 5 crore to move the pipeline,he said.