Haryana Public Works (Building and Roads) Minister Rao Narbir Singh on Wednesday directed that the road projects whether of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) or State Highways should be taken on priority basis.
“The work on road projects which is being delayed due to the want of no objection certificate (NOC) from Forest or Environment Department, such cases should be taken up with the officers of the concerned department on priority basis. The Chief Minister
Manohar Lal has also taken a stringent view over delay in clearance of such files,” said Rao Narbir Singh said while presiding over a review meeting of senior officers of the Department here.
He also directed the officers to ensure that the monitoring of defect liability of contractors is conducted in a proper manner.
He said that those contractors who give quotations much less than the fixed rate, samples of their construction material for the quality control should be taken at regular intervals. In case, the samples failed to meet the required parameters, work should not be allotted to such contracts and the tenders be invited afresh, the Minister added.
He further directed that meeting of Executive Engineers and Superintending Engineer of all 11 circles of the Department should be convened at regular intervals. Besides, instructions should be given to them for effective monitoring of defect liability.
It was decided that next meeting of Executive Engineers and Superintending Engineers would be held on June 4. Thereafter, the second meeting would be held at Gurugram on June 20.