What action was taken over flaws in Simhastha 2028 construction?
Commissioner Ashish Singh ordered Rs 5 lakh penalties on three parties in two separate cases. One concerns CC road finishing, the other a third-party audit.
What happened over poor CC road finishing?
The Commissioner and Collector Roushan Kumar Singh inspected road works built by the Public Works Department. The side finishing of a CC road was not right, so a Rs 5 lakh penalty was ordered on the agency, M/s Bohre Construction.
Engineers must be present at the site during construction. An earlier CIEL audit found the core cutting strength correct, so the penalty is for finishing, not strength.
The inspection also covered the underpass connecting Shankaracharya Chauraha, the 4.6 km four-lane road from Bada Pul via Ranjit Hanuman Mandir to Mojamkhedi, and the 0.9 km road from Mojamkhedi to Kalbhairav.
What happened to the Police Housing contractors after the third-party audit?
A third-party audit found flaws, and two Police Housing contractors were fined Rs 5 lakh each. The Commissioner told officials to fix the flaws immediately.
Collector Roushan Kumar Singh and officers from several departments reviewed construction progress at the meeting. The post does not say what the flaws were.
How far along is the Silarkhedi-Sewarkhedi project?
The Silarkhedi-Sewarkhedi project is 84% complete. It costs about Rs 600 crore, and the 51 MCM Silarkhedi balancing reservoir and the Sewarkhedi dam are ready.
The project will help keep water flowing in the Shipra for 9 months. No date has been given for the remaining 16%.
Why this matters to pilgrims right now
Water in the Shipra is the basis of a Simhastha bath. At 84%, the project to keep the river flowing for longer is well along.
On the roads, Shankaracharya Chauraha links the river bank and the mela area, and the Commissioner wants crores of pilgrims to move easily there. Penalties for quality show the checks go beyond paperwork.
