Chief Secretary Rakesh Sharma has reprimanded the officials for slow progress in urban area development and investment programme implementation in Secretariat on Thursday. He instructed the departments concerned to remove Dehradun consultant and senior project manager with immediate effect and attach the executive engineer, who has allegedly put hurdles in laying pipe line during the period of execution.
CS also interacted with the contractors and tried to understand why execution is being delayed. He also expressed disappointment over the delay in payment of contractors and instructed the department concerned to clear all their dues in next three months. He warned that he himself would visit the site for physical inspection and whosoever is found dillydallying will be dealt with seriously.
It is pertinent to mention here that with the help of Asian Development Bank (ADB), drinking water, sanitation, solid waste management, urban roads and slums uplift works are being executed in 31 localities. Its objective is to provide basic amenities to 2.9 million population by 2016. For this, the state is supposed to get Rs 2250 crore in four phases- Rs 387 crore; Rs 643 crore; Rs 688 crore and Rs 522 crore- respectively. In the first phase, projects related to drinking water supply and sewerage are taken up in Dehradun, Haridwar and Nainital while in second phase, Roorkee would be added.
Urban development secretary DS Garbyal apprised that most of the works meant for the first phase have been completed. This includes 12- kilometer long WTP work between Bandal to Dilaram; 14 pumps, 15 DG sets and 68 MlA sewerage treatment plants. In Nainital 35 pumps have been installed and 35 km long road has been laid aside from 10 CWR being completed. In Haridwar, 48 pumps have been installed, he added. In the second phase, two km long WTP between Messi fall to Shahanshahi in Haridwar would be taken up while 14 overhead tank in Haldwani would be constructed too, he informed.