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Seeking broad probe into the prime of roads laid successful Sankarankovil sub-division and the awarding of contracts, complaints person been forwarded to the Chief Minister’s Special Cell by the ruling DMK’s ally, the CPI.
Most of the roads successful Sankarankovil sub-division of Department of Highways are successful the worst signifier owed to the ‘poor quality’ of laying, says M. Gurusamy, erstwhile Sankarankovil taluk caput of CPI and societal activist, who has drawn the attraction of the Chief Minister’s Office, Department of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption and different offices of Department of Highways with his complaints detailing the information of damaged roads with photos and videos.
“Most of the roads laid successful Sankarankovil sub-division bash not past agelong owed to mediocre quality. Since the contractor bash not travel the stipulated conditions of Department of Highways and the officials present neglect to show to guarantee if the contractor is fulfilling the conditions portion laying the road, astir of the stretches don’t withstand adjacent 1 downpour. Even though I person submitted respective complaints with the officials acrophobic implicit the years, thing has improved, acknowledgment to the indifferent cognition of the authoritative machinery,” Mr. Gurusamy says.
The CPI functionary says that the Sankarankovil to Ilavankulam, Veppankulam and Kuruvikulam Roads basal grounds to his ‘poor quality’ complaints.
Mr. Gurusamy says that 1 peculiar contractor has been ‘blue eyed boy’ of the Department of Highways successful Tenkasi district, particularly successful Sankarankovil country adjacent though the roads laid by him were successful shambles wrong the stipulated play of 5 years.
“So, we request a broad probe into the irregularities successful awarding of contracts and the prime of roads laid successful Sankarankovil Sub-Division should beryllium ordered,” Mr. Gurusamy said.
Assistant Divisional Engineer, Sankarankovil, Arivezhil stoutly refuted the complaints of Mr. Gurusamy.
“We person 3 contractors who are present executing 7 works successful Sankarankovil Division and hence we bash not amusement immoderate favouritism to immoderate peculiar contractor. The contractors person to guarantee stipulated prime of the roads arsenic we person got 3-tier checking aft the roads are laid. If a roadworthy gets damaged earlier the stipulated play of 5 years, the contractor is liable for either repairing oregon re-laying the damaged roadworthy which would origin immense expenditure to the contractor concerned. Hence, nary 1 volition beryllium acceptable to indulge successful specified a gross usurpation of norms,” Ms. Arivezhil said adding that the officials were perpetually monitoring the laying of roads and ensuring the quality.
