Kishtwar, Nov 28: - General Reserve
Engineering Force (GREF) responsible for the construction of 200 KM
Batote-Doda-Kishtwar-Sinthan road was caught by Senior Congress Leader and MLA
Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori today while using substandard material in construction
work on Thathri-Kishtwar road in Kishtwar district.
Saroori who was on tour of his Inderwal constituency was accompanied by Assistant Commissioner Labour Kishtwar, Zakir Hussain and other senior officials were also present when Saroori caught the GREF red handed.
“GREF had been assigned the job of
construction of nearly 200 KM vulnerable road from Batote to Kishtwar-Sinthan
top which witnessed massive accidents--- but instead of doing his good job,
GREF is using substandard material in the form of sand mixed with mud and low
ratio of cement in construction” said Saroori who had vast experience of
construction as a contractor and former Roads and Building Minister after he
(Saroori) caught GREF red handed while using sub standard material in construction
work.
Saroori said that after
witnessing the use of sand and mud in construction work from Kishtwar
to Thathri, he was shocked that GREF contractors not only use the substandard
material in construction work, but also use the same material in construction
of drains and protection walls threatening the safety of passengers who
traveled on this National Highway. He said that GREF contractors are digging
two meter deep drain and is covered with hardly 2 inch concrete cover, mixture
of stone crusher stand with lighter weight iron rods.
“It was due to use of substandard material in construction
of breast walls, R-walls and protection walls, every year Kishtwar district
remains cut off from other parts of the state due to erosion of roads caused
due to use of sub standard material” Saroori said.
He also picked up some samples of substandard material used
by the GREF in construction of breast wall, R-walls and drains on the road in
front of the general public and handed over the same to district administration
for analysis. He said that it is the duty of district administration Kishtwar
to analyze the handover material and initiate action against the concerned
agency.
Due to the bad road condition from Thathri to Kishtwar, it
becomes difficult for the drivers to ply their vehicle on this road as the road
portion between Thathri to Kishtwar is slippery. He also blames the GREF for
Drabshallah accident and added that despite repeated directions from government
and house committees, the GREF fails to erect crash barriers and parapets on
vulnerable stretch of National Highway including at Drabshallah accident site.
“In fact the Government must constitute an inquiry committee
to probe the embezzlements in GREF which is present in the form of substandard
work executed by the GREF in the construction of Batote-Doda-Kishtwar National
Highway,” Saroori demanded.
Saroori also appealed to the Chief Minister J&K and
National Highway authorities of India to initiate a thorough probe into the use
of sub standard material into the construction work of road from Thathri to
Kishtwar as earlier as possible so as to prevent many tragic accidents from
occurrence in future.
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