A review meeting for the ongoing and new schemes under the engineering sector in the current financial year was convened by Dorjay Motup, CEC on July 14 in Leh.

 

Dorjay Motup reviewed the work to be done in the remaining working season. He sought from the engineers about the difficulties and challenges faced in the completion of major projects and discussed the possible solutions.

PWD cited e-tendering and poor internet service in the district as the reason in delay of the majority of projects. They informed that local contractors fail to bid through e-tendering and for small projects the response is almost zero.

The engineering wing demanded installation of the V-sat facility in all the sub-divisions of the district.

Directing SE, PWD to take up small project departmentally under his authority, Dorjay Motup said that the EC's had raised the issue of e-tendering with Governor N.N. Vohra during his recent visit to Leh. He expressed his hope to have some feasible ways to address the issue soon.

 

Gyal P Wangyal appraised in the meeting about the negligible progress of projects within the ambit of PWD in Nubra sub-division owing to acute shortage of engineers and clerical staff in all the departments. CEC directed SE PWD to look into the matter and find ways to fill the required vacant posts through internal adjustments at the earliest.

   

When asked for the completion of fencing and plantation in the premises of Council building by Tsering Wangdus, CEC directed Ex-en R&B and Ex-en Construction to complete the work.

Discussing the construction work of major bridges in the district, engineers informed that work is in a good progress on all the bridges. Also, Sha-tse Daksna Bridge connecting Sku-Markha will be completed within a couple of months for traffic flow.

Dorjay Motup directed Irrigation and Flood Control division to complete all the minor projects on all the irrigation canals of the district by next season. He also instructed CPO Leh to expedite the release of funds for all the ongoing and pending works vigorously.

He further gave free hand to all the Ex-en of engineering division to take strict action against any contractor who exhibits irrational behaviour and does not complete the work within stipulated time. He also seeks support and cordial relationship between engineers and contractors to ensure credibility and accountability.