Javid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 25: The city of Srinagar is getting a face lift yet again ahead of annual darbaar move. However, a probe ordered into the infamous facelift scam by former R&B minister remains inconclusive.
Despite setting five deadlines since 18/10/2013 when early times first exposed the multi-crore scam , former Minister for R&B, Abdul Majeed Wani failed to probe the scam.
Whenever Early Times sought explanations from him, he would say, "I forgot to appoint the enquiry committee."
The infamous face lifting scam revolves around allotments sanctioned from the office of the Executive Engineer of R&B divisions 1 and 2 of Srinagar for different roads across Srinagar in 2013 for painting of centre lines, edge lines, police beats, poles and washing of curb stones etc.
Among hundreds of allotments worth crores include allotment for the face lifting of Abdullah Bridge under allotment number 650-54 dated 12/04/2013 with an estimated cost of Rs 44,992, allotment of contract for face lifting of road by way of painting centre and edge line at various spots from Bakshi stadium to Abdullah Bridge under allotment number 181-85 with an estimated cost of Rs 63,747, face lifting of road by way of painting of curb stones, electric poles from Bakshi stadium to Abdullah bridge under order number 328-32 dated 6/04/2013 under estimated cost 1,10,449, allotment of contract for clearance of drains and face lifting of Northern foreshore road under allotment number 156-60 dated 4/4/2013 under estimated cost 1,96,986, allotment of contract for clearance of drains and face lifting of road from UNO office to Taley Manzil under allotment number 7567-71 dated 4/07/2013 with an allotted cost 1,07,849, allotment of contract for clearance of drains and face lifting of road from Nehru Park to end of dual carriage way under allotment number 7562-66 dated 04/07/2013 with an allotted cost 1,26,426, clearance of drains and face lifting of road from Taley Manzil to Raj Bhawan under allotment number 7557-61 dated 4/07/2013 with an estimated cost 63,357, allotment for clearance of drains and face lifting of road from dual carriage to Kral Sangria under allotment number 151-55 dated 4/4/2013 with an estimated cost 58,745, allotment for clearance of drains and face lifting of road from Jan Bakery to Nehru Park under allotment number 1296-300 dated 23/04/2013 with an estimated cost 88,898, allotment for clearance of drains and face lifting of road from Cheshmashahi junction to Parimahal including botanical garden under allotment number 7828-32 dated 9/07/2013 with an estimated cost 57,874, allotment for clearance of drains and face lifting of road from Kral Sangria to Nishat garden under allotment number 323-27 dated 6/04/2013 under estimated cost of 78,972, allotment of contract for clearance of side drains, washing of kerb stones, painting of kerb stones, police beats, iron ralling, marking of zebra crossing, stop lines, edge lines, broken lines, face lifting of side walls from New secretariat gate to Batamaloo bridge under allotment number 25648-52 dated 25/03/2013 with an allotment cost of 93,037, allotment for clearance of side drains, washing of kerb stones, painting, from Budshah bridge to exchange road crossing on M.A road under allotment number 6627-31 dated 25/06/2013 with an estimated cost 98,568, allotment of contract for clearance of side drains, washing and painting of kerb stones, poles, grills from Poloview to M.A Road under order number 793-97 dated 16-04-2013, with an estimated cost of 1,43,002, allotment for clearance of side drains, washing and painting of kerb stones, from exchange crossing to Poloview on M.A road under order number 171-75 dated 04/04/2013 with an estimated cost of 1,69,942, allotment for clearance of side drains, washing and painting of kerb stones, ralling, poles from Sonawar to M.A bridge under allotment number 7221-25 dated 29/06/2013 with an estimated cost of 70,942, allotment of contract for clearance of side drains and washing of kern stones from Ram Munshi Bagh to Poloview under order number 8437-41 dated 15/07/2013 with an estimated cost of 1,49,681 were then sanctioned by Executive engineer R&B construction division and copies of all such allotments were also send to concerned Minister as well. |
