NAHARLAGUN, 10 Feb: Itanagar Municipal Corporation Mayor Tame Phassang on Thursday urged the construction authority of National Highway 415 (Packages B and C) to expedite the construction work without further delay.
During a joint inspection of the two packages with local MLA Techi Kaso, ICR DC Talo Potom, the EEs of the highway and the PHE departments, COs, the DFO and other officers, Phassang said, “Now we don’t have any hurdles of compensation or other issues, so the construction authority should start the work as per the DPR.”
Expressing resentment over the delay in executing the project, the mayor urged the state government to “blacklist those firms who are unable to work despite winning the bid and making intentional delays.”
He also urged the state government to “call the authority of the main bidder (contractor), ARSS Infrastructure Project Limited and M/s Goodwill-Shivam, of both the packages to attend the high-level meeting to be held next week.”
Nirjuli PWD Highway Division EE Bini Pelen informed that the construction process will start from 14 February “as all the hindrances have been cleared as of now.” He informed that renovation of the road from Naharlagun to Nirjuli has also started.
The DC informed that, “after the tender process, administration or government cannot interfere in the technical part of the work. However, they will take proper vigil on the project, so that work would continue smoothly as per the DPR.”
