Pune: The pipe is being placed digging the road; Meter is being installed and the tank is being built.
Workflow will create the impression that the 24×7 water supply project in automatic pilot mode.
Press the Pause and retreat button.
The consultant – an international company – went four months ago, on September 2021.
All infrastructure work from one of the biggest projects of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) experienced progress without professional advisors to guide workers in the right direction.
According to PMC officials, the speed of work and obstacles in a slow project because the Covid-19 pandemic pushed out the consultant.
It has charged the Civic Body RS18 Crore fee.
PMC hunting for new companies is still a “ongoing job”, while part of the citizenship staff is now burdened with additional “adviser” work.
Aniruddha Pawaskar, Head of the PMC Air Department, said that “the PMC staff assumed the responsibility of all the work that was running now.
Tender for the consulting company has floated.
Based on bids and proposals, the decision to appoint a new consultant will be taken.” The lack of proper planning with The absence of consultants leads to repetition of works such as road excavations, encourage the waste of public funds.
Even worse, commuting is being disturbed.
Overall, around 115 km stretch roads have been explored across the civil area, especially to put pipes for 24×7 water supply projects.
Stretching Benjoles was on Jalan Lakshmi Jalan Bajirao, Tilak Road, Kumthekar Road, Jalan Kelkar and Shivaji Road.
V G Kulkarni, Head of the PMC Road Department, said, “The works occur according to the planned schedule.
Contractors and workers have been ordered to carry out such a way that the minimum inconvenience is caused by the public.” The scope proposed to put the pipe for the 24×7 water project was 1669.18km, which was revised to 1378.98km.
That, only 605.93km pipes have been placed so far.
About 59% of work is waiting.
According to a revised survey, PMC must install 2.55,541 water meters.
Only 54,257 (around 20%) of them have been installed so far.
Nearly 56% of overhead tank work and service reservoir must be completed.
Of the 82 facilities, work for 31 was underway and 13 stuck because of the acquisition of land and other problems.