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| Why utilization reports delayed in JK | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 24 In Jammu Kashmir delay in submission of utilization reports is rampant. And, this is where the problem lies. It delays execution of developmental projects. It has been observed that the officials usually delay utilization reports of projects sponsored by the central government.
The results are obvious. The central government refuses to release funds.
According to sources, the central Government releases funds in a phased manner and under rules it has to release the second installment of funds only after it receives the utilization report of the funds released under phase one. The officials find another excuse in inclement weather.
However, projects undertaken by Beacon do not suffer such problems.
The Beacon men dare inclement weather and do the needful when it is needed. Sources said while delay in State sector projects in Jammu and Kashmir is a norm due to inefficiency of the system, the Central projects in the State are too facing inordinate delay, leading to severe cost escalation. An official report says that four mega projects in power, railways and road sectors are facing delay of 10 months to 16 years. According to the report, Udhampur - Srinagar - Baramulla railway line tops the list of mega projects vis-à-vis time overrun in the country. Although the work on the project was started in 1995, however unforeseen complications have pushed back the deadline to 2017. The railway project which was originally expected to cost Rs 2500 crore is now expected to cost around Rs 20000 crore.
The power projects executed by National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) would also miss their original schedule of completion. The report says that deadline for completion of Uri Hydroelectric Power Project -II has been revised to 2013, although it was to be completed by November 2009, thereby facing delay of three years. Another hydroelectricity project, Kishan Ganga, caught in controversy between India and Pakistan, would also face delay by 10 months. It was expected to be completed by January 2016, but its deadline has been revised up to November 2016. The report also says that four-lane Jammu-Udhampur road, part of North-South Corridor, would also face delay of 11 months. The details reveal that the road project being executed by National Highways Authority of India at a cost of Rs 1800 crore was initially to be completed by July 2013, but its date for completion has been revised to June 2014. |
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