Deputy CM, Keshav Prasad Maurya asked officials of Bridge Corporation, Uttar Pradesh Rajkiya Nirman Nigam (UPRNN) and UP State Highway Authority (UPSHA) to work on the lines of Bharat Ratna M Visvesvaraya so that the state could be put back on the path of progress and development.
Addressing engineers of Bridge Corporation, UPRNN, UPSHA and contractors in lucknow on Friday, Maurya said officials must ensure that development worth over Rs 7500 crore in UPRNN, two bridges on every alternate day by Bridge Corporation and 35-kilometers of highway per day including bridges by UPSHA was accomplished.
He directed officials to work within time limit of every project but adopt transparency, honesty, and maintain quality in work.
``From issuing of tenders, allocation of work and completion of project, everything should be done in a time-bound manner. Projects in-charges making delay will be punished,”asserted Maurya.
Expressing concern over poor pace of work by UPRNN, Maurya asked project managers either to expedite the work or be ready to face the music.
``Oficials showing laxity in work will be punished but those who achieve targets and maintain quality of work, will be rewarded,” Maurya added.
The Deputy CM asked Bridge Corporation officials to review all incomplete projects and get them done within a time frame.
Earlier, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UPSHA, Avinish Kumar Awasthi said that after constructing a bridge on Varanasi-Shaktinagar Road in Aharaura, people had to cover four kilometers less then the present one.
Similarly, construction of 3 Km flyover on Robertsganj Road, 2 Kms on Bareilly-Almora Road and 4-Kms long in Deoband would also reduce time an prevent traffic chaos.
Awasthi said that the PWD was also working to prepare a road map for construction of 17 more roads in the state.
Managing Director of UPRNN, Vishwa Deepak in his presentation, claimed that 151 projects spread across 33 departments of the state have been completed and also 24 projects outside UP within the time frame set by respective governments.
“The department has procured work order of 128 projects involving Rs 1656 crore in UP and 39 projects worth over Rs 555 crore outside UP. Presently the agency was working on 1125 projects in UP and 686 projects outside,” he said.
MD of UP Bridge Corporation, Rajan Mittal in his presentation said that the agency was engaged in construction of 182 bridges, of which 114 were under construction on rivers, 68 railway over bridges and these were worth Rs 5500 crore. He said that in te current fiscal, the agency was to start 53 bridges and 47 railway over bridges.
Mittal also informed that work on 53 bridges have been stalled due to non-release of fund by previous government but now 10 of them have been completed while 28 more will be completed by the end of the current fiscal. He also said that the Corporation was holding a two -day workshop on to discuss the use of latest technology in construction of bridges on April 25 and 26 .