Haflong, November 05, 2020: The Dimasa Student Union demand CBI inquiry against National Highway Authority of India’s Project Implement Unit for their negligence into the low standard verification and inspection of the NH 54 East West Corridor road project from its commencement till date which led to present deplorable conditions of the road.
In this connection, the DSU submitted a memorandum to Union highway minister Nitin Gadkari through Dima Hasao deputy commissioner.They also demands immediate cancellation of remaining work of construction by Ratna Infrastructure Projects Pvt. Ltd. from Jatinga to Harangajao, 25 KM in length at an estimated cost of Rs.54.32 crores for constructing poor quality road and an inquiry into the misappropriation of fund with delaying of construction work of the aforesaid project.
The DSU also stated that huge amount of fund has been allocated for construction of NH 54 East-west corridor to NHAI by the Central Government, but it has been more than decade since its beginning of construction although it is not upto the satisfactory.
In June 2019, the NHAI had awarded Ratna Infrastructure the responsibility to maintain a 25km stretch of the national highway, between Jatinga and Nrimbanglo, for a year at a cost of Rs 24 crore but no improvement has been seen. The stretch is in the worst possible condition, allegedly due to the apathy of the authorities.
Even after a decade, the said road remains in the most deplorable condition. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has not been able to make the road move able for even a small vehicle and leave alone calling it a National Highway.
In the year 2011, a construction firm JKM Infra was engaged by NHAI for the constructing of Jatinga- Harangajao National Highway. After working for 5 years despite completing the works the company JKM took crores of rupees by providing fake bills and documents. However the NHAI suspended and ‘Blacklisted’ the JKM from works and remand all their machinaries, the NHAI also filed a case with Delhi high Court for providing fake bills/ documents and non- completion of works.
A the time, the companies working in the hill district had a common excuse of extremist problems and after that they gave excuses of environmental issues. People have alleged that the contractor association and NHAI is carrying out a big corruption. As a result the so called Highway between Jatinga-Harangajao has turned into a terrific highway.
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