A penalty of Rs. 50 Lakh imposed on the Contractor for not attending the defects timely

The location in the Video uploaded on Instagram shot before 07.09.2024, and uploaded on dated 10.09.2024, pertains to Package 9 of Delhi-Vadodara Expressway, at Ch.280.980 (LHS).

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As per direction by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, the matter has been enquired into and strict action has been taken against responsible officers/agencies.

• A penalty of Rs. 50 Lakh has been imposed on the Contractor for not attending the defects timely.
• The Team Leader-cum-Resident Engineer of Authority Engineer has been terminated due to poor supervision and lapses in the services.
• Concerned Site Engineer has also been terminated.
• Concerned PD and Manager (Tech) have been issued Show Cause Notice for the lapses.

The location in the video at Ch.280.980 (LHS), was temporarily rectified (due to ongoing continuous rains in the region) on immediate basis on 07.09.2024. Permanent rectification could be taken up immediately once the rain subsides.

An investigation team of Domain experts comprising of Prof. K.S. Reddy, IIT Kharagpur and Prof. G.V. Rao, IIT Gandhinagar has been constituted to ascertain the causes of distress and remedial measures of the affected stretches of the expressway. M/s Sriram Institute, New Delhi has been deployed for collecting and testing of the Samples from the site.

Photograph showing Speed Calming measures at Site