Times of India: Hubli: Wednesday,
September 21, 2016.
enerally,
cops receive complaints about missing of individuals, animals or valuable
movable items. Cops of Ankali station received a complaint about missing of
2kms road by the different organization. Shri Allamaprabhu Annadana Samiti led
by social worker Chandrakant Hukkeri in association with Karnataka Rakshana Vedike
and Karnataka Praja Vedike registered the complaint urging police department
couple of days ago to find out the road which has been missing within three
months.
The road work
between Ankali and Nasalapur Bridge had taken by the panchayat raj engineering
department in 2014-15 under NABARD in the cost of Rs 1 crore. It's a road work
of 2kms length and 5.5 meters width. According to information asserted on
plaque- road work begins on October 4,2015 and completes till April 3,2016.
According to
social worker Chandrakant Hukkeri, department made the tar road but it washed
away to the rainwater within two weeks. Now, there is no sign of the tar road
at all. The new road is 'missing' completely. "I have received information
about the road under RTI Act. Information says contractor has to maintain road
till next three years. But although road has washed away within 15 days, road
contractor hasn't returned back to look the condition of road he made",
Hekkeri said speaking to the TOI.
Apart from
registering complaint in police station, organizations have also submitted
memorandum to ZP CEO Bagadi Goutam. When asked Bagadi Goutam said he will look
into the case seriously and take stringent action if irregularities found.
According to Ankali PSI Veeranna Latti, although organizations in a memorandum
written about missing of road, it's a complaint about sub-standard work.
"I have verified with the officials of PRED Chikkodi sub-division who said
the road work is still in progress and grants also not released to the concerned
contractor. The complaint has forwarded to concerned department for
inquiry", PSI said.
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