Corruption in bridge building: Bridge connecting 14 villages damaged in 6 years, now motion can be taken

Mirza Gulzar Baig, Muzaffarnagar The bridge constructed on Gangnahar in Khedi Firozabad, connecting 14 villages of Jansath tehsil of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, has been engulfed in corruption. This bridge was constructed by the Irrigation Department at a price of about 2.5 crores. This bridge had come into controversy on the time of building, as a result of the villagers had complained alleging that substandard supplies had been used within the building of this bridge and the work was completed towards the requirements, wherein investigation was additionally completed, however as a consequence of corruption, this was completed. This bridge was constructed whereas shaving within the investigation. Due to the usage of substandard materials, this bridge couldn’t run even for six years. This bridge has been closed for six months and has a warning board on it. On the opposite hand, the bridge constructed by the British with out bars and cement remains to be retaining the connectivity of 14 villages related even as we speak. In view of the issues confronted by the villagers, Minister of State for Independent Charge of Uttar Pradesh Government, Kapil Dev Aggarwal is speaking about getting the matter investigated. There was a dispute within the building of the bridge, a proposal was handed within the yr 2013 for the development of a bridge over Ganganahar in Khedi Firozabad, a hyperlink street connecting 14 villages of Tehsil Jansath. A young of about Rs 2.5 crore was floated for the development of this bridge, which was acquired by Ajay Contractor. Ajay Contractor began the development work of this bridge in September 2013. When this bridge was being constructed, retired police inspector Kartar Singh son Budh Singh, resident of Kheri Firozabad, complained to the then Chief Engineer Ganga Meerut AK Gupta on November 16, 2013, however no motion was taken. In the absence of this, a criticism was additionally made to the Secretary Irrigation Department on 18 November 2013. Even after complaining at each the locations, when no motion was taken on this, Kartar Singh did it to the Principal Secretary Irrigation/Principal Secretary Home on January 10, 2014. Taking cognizance of this matter, Principal Secretary Irrigation handed over its investigation to the previous Chief Engineer. After handing over the investigation, the previous Chief Engineer had confirmed the criticism by writing a letter to Kartar Singh, on which Kartar Singh had given an affidavit and demanded an investigation. In this investigation too, after the connivance of the officers and the contractor, it was coated up and the bridge was constructed with substandard materials, as a consequence of which the villagers should bear the brunt as we speak. The government engineer was accused of corruption within the building of the bridge, the then government engineer Hriday Narayan Singh was accused of utilizing substandard materials within the building of the bridge by pressurizing the subordinates and the contractor, however Hriday Narayan utilizing his affect on this matter. The complaints had been resolved simply and the bridge was constructed with substandard materials. In the investigation performed on this case, questions had been additionally raised on the investigating officers concerning the clear chit to the Executive Engineer. On complaining, Munadi was made within the village. When substandard supplies had been getting used within the building of this bridge, one criticism was being made by the villagers one after the opposite, then the contractor had made a criticism within the village that if any villager complained. If so, motion can be taken towards him, as a consequence of which the easy villagers had been scared and stopped complaining. What are the villagers of Khedi Firozabad, villagers like Unnab, Gayyur, Khurshid, Shahzad, Bhura, Mau Rao, Yusuf, Azam, Phool Singh, Baleshar, Padam Singh, Ashok, Babu and many others. Villagers say that the bridge has been damaged for about 8 months, Due to which the outdated bridge is getting used. The villagers are dealing with issues because of the outdated bridge being small and really outdated, as a result of this bridge also can turn out to be the reason for accident at any time. What is alleged, Minister of State, Uttar Pradesh Government’s impartial cost, Kapil Dev Aggarwal instructed that the matter of injury to the bridge has come to gentle. This bridge connects the connectivity street of 14 villages. The corruption that has occurred within the building of this bridge can be investigated and strict motion can be taken towards the culprits. .