The Maharashtra authorities, which was left red-faced after a 35-ft-tall statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji collapsed at Rajkot Fort in Malvan in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district earlier this yr, is ready to nominate an unbiased testing company to observe the constructing of a brand new statue of the Maratha king.
The contract to construct a brand new 60-ft Shivaji statue at a price of over Rs 20 crore has been awarded to famend sculptor Ram Sutar and his son Anil’s agency Ram Sutar Artwork Creations Pvt Ltd, which constructed the Statue of Unity in Gujarat.
“We’ve got invited proposals from eligible companies for high quality management and testing companies, from idea to commissioning of the statue. The company will put together detailed experiences of all assessments and inspections. These experiences might be submitted to the Public Works Division (PWD) frequently, documenting the progress of the reconstruction and any points that will want consideration. If any quality-related points are recognized, the company is accountable to suggest acceptable corrective motion and work with the PWD to make sure these measures are carried out,” a PWD official stated.
The agency might be supplied an area inside the Rajkot Fort premises for establishing a laboratory. “As soon as operational, the on-site laboratory will conduct day by day testing of all supplies used within the reconstruction, together with concrete, metal, masonry and many others. It will enable for fast suggestions and corrections, making certain supplies meet the required specs,” he added.
The company’s tasks will cowl all facets of high quality assurance, making certain compliance with Indian Normal (IS) codes, and offering common suggestions on the supplies and strategies employed through the undertaking. It will embrace the testing of development supplies, monitoring the development course of, making certain the sturdiness of the statue and reporting on high quality metrics to make sure that the work is carried out to the very best requirements.
In line with officers, the testing agency will conduct day by day testing of development supplies and guarantee they meet the specs outlined in IS codes. The company may even perform common on-site inspections and also will be liable for performing non-destructive testing to evaluate the structural integrity of the supplies and make sure that they’re sturdy sufficient for long-term use with out buying injury throughout analysis.
The PWD official stated that the agency is being appointed to make sure that there isn’t any repeat of the statue collapse incident.
The collapse of the Shivaji statue on August 26, nearly seven months after it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December 2023, had triggered a large political slugfest within the state.
A joint technical committee led by the Indian Navy and comprising representatives from the Maharashtra authorities together with technical consultants was set as much as examine the collapse of the statue. A report submitted by the committee discovered that elements equivalent to a rusted construction, defective design, poor upkeep and poor welding led to the collapse.
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