EIL to hold audit of JNNURM roads

In order to carry out quality-check and technical audit of the roads built under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission by a third party...

Opposing the move, BJP corporator Vikas Mathkari dubbed the move ridiculous as some of the roads built under JNNURM have already been completed

In order to carry out quality-check and technical audit of the roads built under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission JNNURM by a third party, Engineers India Ltd EIL has been appointed. EIL will reportedly start its assessment work from Monday.

The Pune Municipal Corporation PMC will have to pay 0.5 per cent of the project cost to EIL for this assessment work. However, BJP has opposed this move saying it would be a waste of money and also ridiculous to carry out assessment when some of these roads have already been completed.

The JNNURM cell of the PMC had sent a letter to the civic administration intimating about this move.

The list of roads to be audited includes, Airport Road, VIP Road, Ganeshkhind Road, Baner Road, Pashan-Sus Road, Shivaji Road, Bajirao Road, Nehru Road, Sinhagad Road, Alandi Road, Bund Garden to Bombay Sappers Road.

Vinay Deshpande, head of JNNURM cell of PMC said, 8220;Starting Monday, EIL will carry out the quality assessment work of JNNURM roads. They will check the samples of road material used for construction and accordingly inform us if there were any defects in it. Even though we take every measure to keep the quality standard high, an audit by a third party will always be better in this regard.8221;

BJP corporator Vikas Mathkari, however, said, 8220;It is unwarranted to appoint an agency and pay fees for a technical audit as some of the roads under JNNURM are already completed. Besides, the PMC is also paying high fees to Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd ILFS and others for their consultancy services. Hence paying more money to EIL would be a sheer waste of money.8221;

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Engineers India Limited was established in 1965 to provide engineering and related technical services for petroleum refineries and other industrial projects.