Times of India: Navi Mumbai: Tuesday,
August 08, 2017.
Contractors
hired by NMMC to execute various development projects such as road repairing
work , construction or repairs of buildings will be required to get their
measuring and weighing instruments calibrated as per the guidelines stated in
Legal Metrology Department Act 2009.
The
development comes in the wake of the information sought under RTI by Nerul
resident Anarjit Chauhan. "I observed that even the chains used for
measuring the area of forest were calibrated and was curious to know whether
NMMC was following the same system. I filed my query under RTI and the response
was negative," the activist said.
From now on,
some of the measuring units like Vernier Caliper or measuring tapes used during
road works are required to be verified as per the specifications of the act.
"In the
absence of such norms, contractors can use non-calibrated instruments with no
guarantee of the accuracy of the measurements taken for any ongoing work,"
said Chauhan.
As per the
Act, the calibration has to be renewed by paying a sum of Rs 60 per instrument
every two years, he added.
City engineer
Mohan Dagaonkar commended the findings of the activist and said that his staff
would be instructed to issue notices in this regard.