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As per stories, the lengthen in Pragati Maidan tunnel’s completion, paired with negligence within the repairs, approach that the tunnel now wants a “critical revamp”
The ?777 crore ($93.6 million) Pragati Maidan Tunnel has been rendered previous restore thanks to negligence, claim stories within the media. As senior official of the Delhi Public Works Division (PWD) whereas talking to The Hindu stated the lengthen in its completion, paired with negligence in repairs, approach that the tunnel now wants a “critical revamp”.
Pragati Maidan Tunnel
The tunnel used to be inaugurated by Top Minister Narendra Modi as only within the near previous as June 2022, but no longer even two years in, the tunnel is no longer safe to commute.
“The tunnel at this time is no longer safe for commuters. The condition is such that it must no longer be repaired with out a serious revamp,” the PWD official told the publication.
As per the epic, the tunnel witnessed a couple of closures as a result of waterlogging at some level of floods closing year. Whereas one other official stated that the tunnel floods whenever the metropolis receives practical intensity rainfall.
“Whereas all underground tunnels compose minor leakages, this particular tunnel used to be no longer repaired by the declaring authority despite a couple of communications to the firm within the previous two months,” he stated.
Level to field off peek
The Delhi Public Works Division (PWD) has reportedly issued the project contractor Larsen and Turbo (L&T) some degree out field off peek. In it, the authorities stated that the firm failed to total the disclose on time. They stated that the project used to be anticipated to be performed by 2019, but used to be excellent inaugurated in 2022.
Asking L&T to deposit a “minimum token amount of ?500 crore,” PWD additionally suggested the firm to birth restore work apart from rectifying its defective invent.
Furthermore, it warned that the firm used to be liable below civil as effectively as prison authorized solutions for evading accountability of repairing and declaring a construction that used to be agreed upon to contain a invent lifetime of 100 years or more.
As per the epic citing an L&T spokesperson, the firm has filed “a counter-claim of ?500 crore” against the PWD.
(With inputs from agencies)
