Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi has directed officials concerned to complete construction of roads, buildings and bridges within scheduled period to avoid escalation of project costs.
Padhi issued this direction while reviewing activities of the Works Department at the State Secretariat on Saturday. Works Secretary Nalini Kanta Pradhan presented a roadmap on connectivity infrastructure development.
Padhi, however, emphasised that quality of each work must be maintained. He asked the officials to ensure use of quality electrical and furniture accessories office buildings and quarters so that there would be no short circuits and other accidents. He advised to employ skilled technicians in such works.
Padhi set 2019 as deadline for completion of some important Government buildings, Biju Expressway and Vijaywada-Ranchi Corridor.
Similarly, he stressed on the completion of Berhampur-Rayagada Road and a bridge on Bansdhara by June 2016.
It was revealed that under-construction Brahmapur-Digapahandi-Taptapani Road, Khariar-Bhawanipatna Road, Jagatpur-Duhuria, Duhuria-Chandbali and Chandbali-Bhadrak-Anandpur Road, which are being constructed with assistance from the World Bank, have been targeted to be completed by December 2016.
The Nabarangpur-Koksara, Bangamunda-Nuapara and Bojpur-Chhatabar roads passing through the State are scheduled to be completed by the next year. Similarly, construction of buildings for the proposed Balangir, Baripada, Baleswar, Koraput and Puri medical colleges would be completed by September 2016.