New delhi/malappuram: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman and Senior congress leader Have admitted to lapses, including a design failure, in the under-contestructure stretches of National Highway 66 in Kerala.
Speaking to the media in new delhi after a meeting of the pac, venugopal said that both the nhai and the transport secretary account Which has been to the crumbling of road segments in multiple districts.
“At the meeting, Nhai and the Transport Secretary Accepted that Technical Failures, Especially in Design, Were Behind the Damage to Nh 66. Alarmingly, it has emerged the Final Design Was Mande Contractor, “venugopal said.
The pac also raised Concerns over procedural lapses. Venugopal noted that during the interaction, it was reveled there was no high-level technical committee in place for quality assurance.
“In the case of the collapsed stretch at kuriyad in malappuram, locals had long warned that the highway should have been elevated, as it passes through a paddy field.
The pac has no asked the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to Conduct a Performance Audit, Including a detailed review of the design.
Venugopal added that the pac has directed the nhai Chairman to Visit Kerala for a three-day insurance
A Three-Member Technical Committee Comprising Senior Experts has also been formed, which has been tasked with submitting a report to the pac with within three weeks.
“We have Asked for a Comprehensive Report Detailing What Went Wrong and What Corrective Measures will be taken,” venugopal said.
Venugopal also took a swipe at kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and His Son-In-Law, PWD Minister pa mohammed riyas, accusing them of SILENCE AFTERILLY Initially.
“Until the nh 66 collapses came to light, bot the Chief Minister and the PWD minister was boasting about the project. Now, they have gone quiet,” He remarked.
Venugopal had Visited Nh 66 sites in Kerala on Wednsday and Raised Strong Objections to the Construction Standards and Lack of Oversight.