Trinath & Vikramaditya
Port Blair, Oct 01: The Sub Divisional Magistrate, Middle Andaman has ordered the Manager, M/s Garg & Sons to fill-up the potholes and patches using WMM and bituminous materials immediately for convenience of general public as well as smooth vehicular traffic and expedite the work of completion of the project.
In a conditional order issued yesterday the SDM, Middle Andaman, Rangat added that the compliance report of the above order should be furnished in SDM, Rangat Court on 01/10/2021 or to appear at 10.00 A.M in the court of undersigned on 02/10/2021 to show cause why the order should not be enforced.
“If this conditional order is not complied with or there is failure to appear and show cause, then you shall be liable to the course of action prescribed under Section 188 of the IPC and the order shall be made absolute,” the order added.
The SDM in his order observed that the stretch of NH-4 in Middle Andaman which comes under Package VII is in poor condition. The commuters as well as vehicular traffic have to face the risk to their lives and bodily injuries on a daily basis and numerous potholes and patches has made travelling an unpleasant experience and uncertain which causes threat to life and property.
The SDM observed that the work of Package VII has been awarded to contractor M/s Garg & Sons, but the SDM noticed that neither the said repair works have been completed on time nor convenient to the commuters, which seems gross misconduct and negligence towards the works and endanger the life of general public and property.
Similar order has been issued by SDM Diglipur in which the SDM Diglipur ordered the Manger of M/S Kaba Infratech Pvt. Ltd. And M/S Eptisa Servicios De Ingenieria S.L to fill-up the potholes and patches using WMM and bituminous materials immediately for convenience of general public as well as smooth vehicular traffic and expedite the work of completion of the project.
