ThiruvananThapuram: While the corporation plans to reach a sewerage connection at 80% of the city ward in six years, the Air Kerala (KWA) authority must deal with excess tenders, technical difficulties, contract problems and local protests while conducting a sewerage scheme in the past five years.
year under Amrut-1.
Recently poor contractor performance coupled with pressure installation to accelerate work that forced KWA to end work on the main network of transmission and sewer in Karimanal (Blok J), the collection system and transportation system phase 1, the main trunk of Arasumoodu to the pump station .
In November 2020, Chief Engineer sent a letter to the executive engineer who said that the work must be completed in February 2021.
The latest project status of work shows that because of poor performance, the original work canceled and balance work prepared at the risk and cost of contractors.
Work has been covered again and two offers are received and the tender process is ongoing.
Unexpected obstacles in the implementation of work are likely to slow progress.
It has taken almost two years for all major works under emerut from the date of obtaining technical sanctions to enter the implementation phase.
Between this period of time KWA has a terrible time finding experienced companies with the expertise needed to complete work.
Often Kwa is forced to present excess amounts for work as a serious problem in the field quoted by contractors who call for additional costs.
In January, City Corporation decided to advance with four sewerage jobs quoted by excess.
About 40% of excess tenders are approved for three sub-jobs.
This includes providing sewerage facilities to the east side of the Amayizhanjan canal between the Junction of Vanchiyor and Jalan Samad Hospital crossing, rehabilitation of gutter lines, including cleaning, replacing broken lines etc.
in Kaithamukku, a broken sewer area in the Palkulangan.
The corporation also executes work agreements on excess tenders of 27% for work involving the main network of transmission and sewer in the safeamal collection system and transportation equipment.
The corporation also agreed to bear the advantages of 40% tender to put the ditch network from Murinjapalam to Kannamoola.
Other jobs are approved by excess tenders of 45%.
The work involved the laying of pipes and the construction of a got hole with Chengalloor and Vattavila from Ward Punnakamagal.
The high-powered committee approved the excess tender which quoted that the state faced acute deficiency experienced contractors in the sewerage sector and high risk involved in carrying out work.
Administrative sanctions for sewerage pump houses in Edathara are set at Rs 5.87 Crores and the number must be revised later.
The contractor has quoted that the site for construction is swushy and there is a high risk of tilting wells.