In the wake of alleged irregularities in award of contract by Delhi Jal Board, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who is the chairperson of the body, on Saturday, clarified that CM and Chairman of the agency do not play any role in tendering and its process. She further said the terms and conditions of tenders are formulated by technocrats and officers of DJB.
“The Chief Minister’s office as well as the Chairman, DJB, has nothing to do with the finalisation of terms and conditions of tenders, bid documents, bidding and other related processes. At the Board level, only major decisions are taken, including granting administrative approval and expenditure sanctions beyond the powers of the CEO of DJB,” Dikshit said in a Press conference at her residence. The CBI has registered three separate Preliminary Enquiries with regard to public-private partnership project with a European firm for supplying uninterrupted water supply to Nangloi, Malviya Nagar and Mehrauli areas. “The investigating agency has only raised certain posers and asked DJB to submit its answers. It is a routine exercise being adopted by the CBI before taking any matter up for investigation,” the CM said.
While slamming Opposition, she said, “The bid documents were prepared by DJB as per the model documents approved by Planning Commission. The BJP is in the habit of sniffing out scams in any project. Further, the bidding and e-tendering process were legit,” Dikshit said.