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The CAG report tabled within the meeting by Chief Minister Zoramthanga within the not too long ago concluded session mentioned that the development of the Darlak-Sihthiang highway was undertaken beneath the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) regardless of the village being already linked.
It mentioned that Sihthiang was linked by 11-km lengthy Chuhvel-Sihthiang paved highway, which is an all-weather highway since December 2020.
Whereas the development of the Chuhvel-Sihthiang paved highway was being taken up in Could 2016, an settlement was signed in August 2019 between Mizoram Rural Street Improvement Company of the state Public Works division and contractors for the development of Darlak-Sihthiang highway at a value of Rs 52.81 crore and the mission was scheduled to be accomplished by June 2020.
“The Detailed Undertaking Report (DPR) for building of Darlak-Sihthiang highway indicated that Sihthiang village, with a inhabitants of 495 was unconnected from any a part of Mamit district and the size of the proposed Darlak-Sihthiang highway was 35.61 km and the estimated mission price was Rs 58.32 crore,” the audit report mentioned.
The contractor began the work in February 2020 and accomplished the formation chopping of seven.3 km in June 2021. Nonetheless, the work was placed on maintain since July 2021 resulting from non-availability of Forest clearance and the division proposed for dropping of the mission to the Ministry in July 2022, it mentioned. Out of the contract worth of Rs 52.81 crore, the PWD incurred expenditure of Rs 4.88 crore until April 2022.
In the meantime, take a look at examine of data of the Government Engineer, Kawrthah Division of the state PWD confirmed that Sihthiang village was linked by 11 km Chuhvel-Sihthiang paved highway constructed beneath the Rural Infrastructure Improvement Fund (RIDF) of the Nationwide Financial institution for Agriculture and Rural Improvement (NABARD) with an estimated price of Rs 9.59 crore.
This work was executed by two contractors – M/s North East Consultancy Providers (NECS) for building of culverts and safety partitions at a value of Rs. 0.93 crore ranging from Could 13, 2016, and V. Malsawmdawngliana for the development of versatile pavement at a value of Rs 7.77 crore ranging from June 23, 2016 – totalling Rs 8.70 crore and was accomplished in December 2020.
The CAG report identified that the expenditure of Rs. 4.88 crore on formation chopping of this highway was “wasteful because the mission was proposed to be dropped”.
The state authorities admitted (August 2022) that since Sihthiang village has been linked by NABARD mortgage, the mission beneath PMGSY was proposed for dropping to the Ministry of Rural Improvement in July 2022, the audit report mentioned.
