Poor quality work: LIT issues notices to contractors

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Ludhiana: Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) chairman Raman Balasubramanium has started issuing showcause notices to the contractors who are not performing their duties properly.
A showcause notice was issued to the contractor handling the construction of Leisure Valley on Tibba Road in East constituency after MLA Sanjay Talwar complained about sub-standard material.
A notice was also served on the contractor who recently constructed roads in D Block of SBS Nagar after those got damaged.
The Leisure Valley project is spread over 22 acres. Recently, the MLA had visited the site for checking the ongoing work and questioned the quality of material being used. The project aims at giving a recreational space to about eight wards, which lack public parks.
The MLA said, “There should not be any compromise with material being used by the contractor. I had raised objections on the poor quality work. LIT officials will look into it.”
With Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar Block D residents complaining that recently-constructed roads had started getting damaged and caving in at some places, the matter was brought to the knowledge of LIT chairman Raman Balasubramanium. The chairman said, “We have stopped the contractor’s payment. There will be no payment until the contractor fixes the problems.”
“I have asked the officials to issue show-cause notices to both the contractors and give them three days to fix the issues. We will not allow contractors to spoil the image of LIT by using sub-standard material.”