‘Substandard work’ under Smart City mission: Council of Engineers submits complaint against Ludhiana MC chief

The Council of Engineers shot a complaint to to chief secretary against the Ludhiana MC chief, who is also the CEO of the the Ludhiana Smart City Limited, alleging that work done under the Smart City mission has been substandard

Criticising the Ludhiana Smart City Limited (LSCL) over alleged poor-quality work under Smart City mission, Council of Engineers have submitted a complaint to chief secretary against municipal corporation (MC) commissioner-cum-CEO of LSCL Pardeep Sabharwal on Wednesday.

Council of Engineers criticised the Ludhiana MC chief for the substandard work done under the Smart City mission. (HT Fie)

Engineers’ body also accused MC of allowing a trial run at the incomplete Pakhowal road railway under bridge (RUB) on January 1 just to please the ruling party leaders. Also, the complaint has been made against the poor-quality road construction work at Malhar road, as the material started wearing off two months after it was constructed.

A copy of the complaint has also been forwarded to the principal secretary of local bodies department wherein the engineers’ body highlighted the anomalies in poor quality construction works.

President of the body Kapil Arora said, “RCC work at side retaining walls of RUB is poor and the existing bolts and nuts of the MS structure are rusty. Further no slip has been established at Malhar road and the width of the road has also been reduced paving way for traffic jams.”

Meanwhile, MC Commissioner Pardeep Sabharwal said, “The department is keeping a check on the quality of work and we will also look into the matter highlighted by the engineers’ body. If anomalies are found, then action will be taken against the contractor.”