The Public Works Division (PWD) is planning to construct Sort V and VI residential flats for judicial officers in Dwarka’s Sector 19, estimated to value Rs 173 crore.
These new flats will likely be constructed on the identical land the place work on constructing 70 flats had been undertaken earlier for the judicial officers. Nevertheless, earlier than the challenge could possibly be accomplished and the flats allotted to the officers, work on demolishing the residential complicated needed to be undertaken, as a number of flaws had come to gentle, together with poor high quality of building and structural cracks, amongst others.
“The demolition work is nearly full… At present, work on eradicating malba and waste supplies is in course of… The division is now planning to make use of the land for establishing new flats for the judicial officers… Earlier than starting civil work on the bottom, the division has employed consultancy corporations to determine on find out how to go about establishing the residential complicated,” a senior PWD official mentioned.
Officers mentioned that they plan to assemble a residential complicated with 52 Sort V flats, 34 Sort VI flats, two basements, and a sub-station. Whereas the buildings will come up on an space of 26,387 sq m, the basements will likely be constructed on an space of 11,564 sq m.
Work to assemble 70 flats below the previous challenge was awarded in 2014 with a goal to finish it by February 2017. Nevertheless, the contract was rescinded in 2018 as a result of the work remained incomplete. By then, Rs 30 crore of the Rs 48 crore funds allotted for the challenge had already been spent, mentioned officers.
“Because the challenge remained incomplete, the division issued a young once more for the remaining work. A contractor was once more chosen, and round Rs 2.5 crore was paid. However this contractor, too, left the work incomplete and knowledgeable the division that the prevailing construction was unstable and cracks have been growing,” mentioned an official.
“Following this, the engineers liable for the challenge deserted the work… They sought time to method consultants…, the official added.
Based on officers, the matter went to courtroom, which sought a structural audit report. Whereas the Central Constructing Analysis Institute in Roorkee submitted a structural audit report back to the HC in 2021, the Central Public Works Division submitted an audit report in 2022 and IIT Delhi in 2023.
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“After contemplating suggestions from all three, the division had no choice left however to demolish the complicated,” mentioned an official.
Final 12 months, the Particular Secretary (PWD) inspected the work and issued instructions to blacklist the contractor and get an FIR registered towards it on fees of “negligence” and “inflicting hurt to life and public property through the use of substandard constructing materials”.
The Delhi authorities additionally initiated a Vigilance inquiry final 12 months towards the engineers and contractors concerned within the work. Showcause notices have been issued to the superintendent engineer, govt engineer, assistant engineer and junior engineer involved who executed the “sub-standard work and paid the contractor”. Disciplinary actions have been additionally really useful towards these officers.
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