Thiruvananthapuram: As officers maintain getting changed and works are being delayed beneath Sensible Metropolis venture, solely seven out of 13 ongoing initiatives have managed to achieve ‘bodily progress’ of 30% or above within the metropolis. LSGD increased officers just lately held a overview of the continued works forward of the chief minister’s overview, scheduled on August 3. Many of those initiatives have been awarded to contractor 1-2 years in the past.
The development of the rehabilitation block for the Thiruvananthapuram Improvement Authority (Trida) at Palayam, multi-level automotive parking facility at Thampanoor, works as a part of automated site visitors administration system, built-in command and management centre, upgradation of public well being centre, cultural streets at Manaveeyam Veedhi, biomining at Chalai are the few initiatives which have up to now recorded 30% or above ‘bodily progress’.
Among the excessive price initiatives like sensible roads in company limits, built-in social housing complicated at Rajaji Nagar, development of sensible roads beneath Kerala Highway Fund Board have recorded little bodily progress. Whereas 14% ‘bodily progress’ has been achieved in case of company sensible roads, cost of Rs 6 crore has already been launched. With reference to sensible highway works beneath KRFB, round Rs 120 crore have been launched and the ‘bodily progress’ is sort of nil.
A gathering convened by the PWD secretary to debate the way forward for sensible highway initiatives weighed varied choices going forward. One choice for the company highway is to delink 23 roads from the scope of the contractor and let the corporate full the remaining 17 roads. The opposite choice is to terminate the contract and search for new tender.
With a yr left for the venture interval to finish, the officers anticipate that such a choice would result in authorized circumstances and the venture might be dragged on for years. The assembly has additionally taken be aware of the necessity to contemplate the function of venture administration marketing consultant (PMC) in getting the initiatives completed on time. The officers are assessing whether or not PMC has been immediate in flagging points relating to the initiatives.
The federal government on Saturday changed Vinay Goel and appointed Arun Ok Vijayan because the CEO of SCTL. SCTL has additionally made two key necessities just lately after a set of officers holding varied posts had give up. As many as 23 works to the tune of Rs 54 crore have up to now been accomplished.
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