Sharadamma sets September deadline for KR Market subway; Harish
pulls up contractor for delay in Vrishabavathi flyover work.
On Monday, mayor R Sharadamma inspected the subway at KR Market and pulled up the contractor for the delay in completion of works. She gave him time till July-end to finish the work on one side of the subway for the use of public and complete the entire project by September.
The project work began six years back and its slow progress has been causing problems for pedestrians as well as vehicles. BBMP engineers blamed it on BWSSB’s delay in shifting the underground pipes.
The mayor directed the contractor and the engineers to work day and night to complete the project in three months. She also told the engineers not to allow the works to mess up the city market.
After the mayor, it was the turn of deputy mayor S Harish. He inspected the flyover across Vrishabavathi canal from Chord Road and Mysore Road and directed BBMP officials and the contractor to complete the project as soon as possible.
Earlier, former deputy mayor N Dayanand, former major works committee chairman H Ravindra and BBMP commissioner Siddaiah had taken the contractor to task for the delay in the project which has been dragging on for five years.
Harish said commuters were facing problems due to the delay in completion of the work. “The delay is due to the negligence of the contractor. I have directed the engineer-in-chief to slap a hefty fine on the contractor for the delay,” he said.
In November 2010, H Ravindra, former chairman of BBMP standing committee, major works, had inspected the work and directed the engineers to issue a showcause notice to the consultants and the contractor. He also gave them a four-month deadline for completing the work.
The Rs20.83 crore project work for the 660-metre long and 21-metre wide flyover was launched in 2007 to ease traffic flow towards Vijayanagar Road and Mysore Road. The National Projects Construction Corporation is responsible for the execution of the project. The project comes under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM).
Harish later inspected the road-widening work on Magadi Road. Noticing the poor quality of work in laying cement concrete, he directed the chief engineer to give notice to the engineers who are in charge of quality maintenance of the work.
After inspecting the KR Circle, Harish said: “Rotary system was introduced to make the circle signal-free. There is no need for traffic signals in the circle as vehicles flow freely. But since BMTC bus drivers are not stopping at the bus bay near SJP College, there is traffic problem. I have directed the BBMP engineer concerned to write a letter to the BMTC commissioner on the issue.”
Harish was shocked to find that the underpass near Century Club has been turned into a public toilet. He directed the engineer to place a security person at the underpass to prevent public from misusing the facility.
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