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14 faulty firms debarred for further tendering in PMGSY: Sagar

GNS JAMMU MAR,01 : Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Mr. Ali Mohammad Sagar on behalf of R&B Minister informed the House that 14 major firms who were found not fulfilling requisite conditions have been debarred from further tendering in PMGSY in province till their ongoing commitments in PMGSY are over.  
The Minister was replying to a question by Syed Asgar Ali in Legislative Council here today. He said the concerned executive engineers were also directed to impose liquidate damages on the defaulting firms as per the terms of contract. He said since inception of PMGSY programme in Kishtwar district, there were impediments in its implementation due to land disputes, disputes in alignment, land acquisition and forest clearance. 
The Minister said for the completion of these projects, the department is vigorously pursuing with the executing agencies to complete the work at the earliest and is also pursuing with concerned agencies to remove bottlenecks of land, forest and court orders. 
In reply to a question by Sheikh Ghulam Qadir Pardesi, the Minister said that in view of the increased traffic intensity on Shalimar Harvan road, the widening of Srinagar-Harwan road has become necessary. He said there is no plan at the movement to widen the road. 
In reply to another question by Mr. Aga Syed Ahmad Rizvi, the Minister said the hydraulic and R&B division, Kargil have already been bifurcated.  

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