With civic polls due in July, BBMP officials have been directed to immediately take up works already approved and begin tender process for works worth Rs. 3,500 crore.
City in-charge minister R. Ramalinga Reddy, who chaired a review meeting on Tuesday, said that the new works should be completed by the year-end. He added that proposals for various works under Nagarottana Scheme (Rs. 1,000 crore for 2014-15 and Rs. 1,500 crore for 2015-16) and Chief Minister’s special grants (Rs. 1,000 crore) are ready. Of this, road improvements will be taken up at a cost of Rs. 1,000 crore and will be executed by the Public Works Department.
He said that the heavy rains that lashed the city over the past few days have left a tell tale sign on the city roads. To fill potholes on major roads, tenders for Rs. 5 crore will be floated shortly. Emergency fund of Rs. 1 lakh per ward has also been set aside to fill potholes on other roads. He, however, pointed out that officials were not able to take up pothole filling due to incessant rains.
Mr. Reddy said that to ensure that construction debris is not dumped by the roads, special night squads would be formed. These squads will monitor certain areas where dumping of construction debris is common.
BBMP Commissioner G. Kumar Naik said that each division would be given a 4G data card soon. This will be used to upload work-related documents online for verification by the Technical Vigilance Cell under Commissioner (TVCC). Special teams have been formed to inspect quality of works executed already and submit the reports to TVCC for verification before the bills are cleared, he said.
