Kohima: MLA Mhathung Yanthan wants the Nagaland Rural Roads Development Agency to fire M/s North East Enterprises. He issued a letter on November 12 demanding termination proceedings for the firm. The company failed to maintain the Sanis-Lakhuti PMGSY-II road under Package No. NG-07-03-A008. The road is now falling apart.
Officials inspected the site on August 10. They found blocked drains, landslides, and massive potholes. The contractor sent a representative to that inspection but did nothing afterward. The Superintending Engineer and the Executive Engineer of the PWD Baghty Division ordered the firm to finish repairs by September 30. The company ignored these instructions.
Yanthan cited Clauses 32, 33, 52, and 53 of the project documents. These rules cover the Defect Liability Period and mandate work at the contractor's risk and cost. Yanthan stated, "Continued inaction was contributing to further deterioration of public infrastructure and causing hardship to residents of the area." He wants the department to seize the performance security and fix the road immediately.
The advisor is now demanding the Engineer-in-Chief take personal control. He wants the agency to hire someone else to restore the route to a motorable condition. Residents remain stranded by the poor conditions.
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