It’s a construction project crucial for the supply of water to the city. There are, however, worries that rains might delay the Cauvery IV Stage II project, initiated in 2005 and expected to cost over Rs3,000 crore.
It’s a construction project crucial for the supply of water to the city. There are, however, worries that rains might delay the Cauvery IV Stage II project, initiated in 2005 and expected to cost over Rs3,000 crore. On Thursday, minister for the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) S Suresh Kumar visited the construction site of the reservoir at Narayanapura, and instructed the contractor to complete work before the monsoon sets in.
Construction work at the Narayanapura reservoir is tricky as the area is a quarry pit. When it rains, water stagnates here. It is thus imperative that work be completed before the monsoon rains set in. Chief engineer Narayana said that although the scheduled time for completion of the construction of the reservoir was February 2012, the Board aims at wrapping up this part of the work — one of the 10 contract packages — by December.
At the GKVK construction site, work progresses at a normal pace.
“About 67% of the work is complete. We have instructed to complete the work by October, although the scheduled time is January 2012. The pipeline is expected to be laid by October; by December, it will be ready for commission,” Narayana said, dismissing speculation of delay.
During the previous inspection, earlier this month, the minister had asked that work be expedited and the workforce increased.
This time, he found that the workers from Odisha, West Bengal, Kerala, UP, Tamil Nadu and other states were returning to the construction site. The assembly elections in some of these states had affected the numbers of construction workers available. At GKVK, about 80 people are at work, at Narayanapura about 40.
“At the latter site, at least 80 should have been there. But since plain concrete work is going on, that number will do until May 10, when it will be complete. But when the reinforced concrete work begins, the contractor has agreed to double the workforce,” the chief engineer said.
Last time the engineers of the board undertook an inspection with the minister, there was a shortage of about 500 workers on the project. There are now more people at work, and about 2,800 people in all are at work on the project.
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