Ranchi: The Jharkhand government has decided to tie retired bridge experts to supervision of bridge construction work in rural areas after such a structure is destroyed prematurely.
This step also came in the background of the CAG report for the fiscal year which ended March 31, 2019, which said the lack of planning, monitoring and implementing a poor bridge was built for rural connectivity under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Yojana (PMGSY and Mukhyamantri Gram Setu Yojana (MGSY).
The report, which was put forward during the assembly Monsun session this week, also slammed the government for in vain expenditures in the bridge project, causing a big loss in the future., Jharkhand State Rural Development Authority (Jsrrda) under the Rural Work Department decided to Employing experts civil engineers with expertise in handling bridge projects.
Speaking with Toi on Saturday, the Chief Engineer of the Rural Department (Rural Development Department), JP Singh, said they had begun to look for 15 bridge experts in the first phase.
“We have scheduled interviews to employ About 15 experts on September 22.
If it’s all yes walking Well, we hope to have it on the ship immediately after the interview process.
Advertisement about this opening has come out, “said Singh, added that they were looking for retirement candidates or would retire in December this year.” Therefore not a regular government post, we prefer retired personnel who have expertise in handling bridge projects.
The maximum age of candidates must consist of 65 years at the interview.
The selected candidate will be returned with the department for one year at first.
During this period, we will take their services based on the project and will be paid per day remuneration / honorarium, “he said.
In particular, the CAG report revealed how the value of the rural bridge built between 2014 and 2019 was the quality of compromised and sub-standard due to lack of monitoring At all levels, it produces their premature collapse.
In some cases, the bridge is also found built in such places where there is no need while some structures still remain incomplete.
During the rainy season and this year’s cyclone in May, at least two The bridge in Tamar on the outskirts of Ranchi was damaged while in several districts such as Chatra, Ramgarh, and the Koderma, the bridge suffered by rising river water surfaces.
While Singh did not comment on the CAG report, he agreed that it was due to the absence of experts or cells specifically for monitoring , such examples tend to occur.
“We hope to overcome such problems starting now by hiring bridge experts.
Their work is to evaluate project reports, monitor construction from time to time and conduct quality checks, among others, as assigned by the department, “he added.