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| R&B Kashmir accumulates huge financial liability, Contractors in hole | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 20: The Liabilities in Kashmir wing of Roads and Building department have accumulated to 300 crore and the government has so far failed to clear them due to paucity of funds.
Highly placed sources in the R&B department told early TIMES that it is shocking to learn that such huge liability has been created in the department eventhough not much have been spent on any major development especially in the macdamization of rods in Kashmir valley from last almost four month due to unrest.
Sources said that the main reason for accumulation of the liabilities was taking up works by the ministers in their respective constituencies without proper approval.
According to the informed sources the total liability was created on newly introduced programmes like Macadamisation of roads taken up under 'Cities & Towns', Tourist Destinations'.
Sources sad that another reason could be that macadamization was undertaken not as per needs but to please a section of politicians.
Admitting that liabilities have accumulated in R&B department, the newly appointed Chief Engineer Kashmir Hamid Shiekh told early TIMES that the government is in the process of releasing the funds to accommodate the liabilities. "I have just joined the department but yes it is true that liabilities have accumulated to 300 crore," the chief engineer said and added that the government is in the process to clear all the liabilities.
Sources said that in various areas, the ministers had extended the work beyond the approval and later it became a liability as there were no funds kept in plan for these works.
One of the contractors said that that the liability has accumulated and Government is unable to clear the same forcing the contractors to come to streets.
"Contractors in Kashmir are facing tough time. It is very difficult for us to manage our day to day affairs due to non-payment by the government," he said, adding that after floods the Government had asked them to undertake repair of roads and bridges which had been washed away by the floods . "Within no time the contractors undertook construction activities and restored communication links, But in return, we have been let down by the Government" he added further.
They said that the then Minister for Roads and Buildings, Syed Altaf Bukhari had assured them that the Government would release payments, but that promise has also not been fulfilled.
Public Works Minister Abdul Rehman Veeri did not respond to calls made for his comment. |
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