The standard of the material being used in construction works as part of the Smart City should be checked by a third party. The Dehradun Smart City Limited (DSCL) chief executive officer Ashish Kumar Srivastava issued this direction while inspecting works under the project along with officials of the State Planning Commission here on Saturday. The CEO issued necessary directions to departmental officials and contractors for ensuring quality of the works and its completion without unnecessary delay.
During the site inspection, Srivastava checked works underway on the smarty road, water supply augmentation, modern Doon library, Parade Ground, Paltan Bazaar and other aspects. Addressing officials involved in the project, he reiterated that the works should be executed as per the plan while ensuring the desired level of quality and completion within the set deadline. He said that third parties have been asked to regularly report on all the works being undertaken as part of the smart city project. He also directed that sample from the library construction should also be collected soon. Quality check of construction material should be conducted by a third party and the works should be executed in coordination with the departments concerned, he directed. Srivastava also cautioned that proper measures should also be taken to prevent dengue and malaria while necessary protective measures should be observed against the Covid-19 pandemic while executing the works under the project.
Officials of the planning department, DSCL, Jal Sansthan, UPCL and PWD were also among those present during the inspection.
Sunday, 06 September 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
