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The Print
a day ago
- General
- The Print
NHAI takes action against contractor, engineer for poor quality work
'M/s CDS Infra Projects Limited has been debarred on immediate basis from participating in ongoing/ future bids for failure of the pavement crust,' the statement said. NHAI in a statement said an incident of distressed condition of pavement crust at some locations of six-lane Sanchore – Santalpur Section of Amritsar-Jamnagar Economic Corridor (NH–754K) in Gujarat (Pkg-4 from Kilana to Santalpur) constructed by CDS Infra Projects Limited (Contractor) was reported. New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) State-owned NHAI on Thursday said it has suspended a contractor, an authority engineer and an NHAI official for the distressed condition of pavement at some locations on the Amritsar-Jamnagar Corridor section in Gujarat. A show cause notice for debarment and levy of monetary penalty of Rs 2.8 crore has also been issued, it added. The statement further said the authority's engineer (SA Infra in association with Upham) has also been debarred on immediate basis from participating in ongoing/ future bids and a show cause notice for debarment has been issued. NHAI project director, Palanpur, has been placed on suspension, it said. Expert Committees with Retd. and current Prof. of IIT-BHU, IIT-Delhi, IIT- Gandhinagar have been constituted for analysing the failure of Pavement Crust. Expert Committees are visiting the site, collecting samples to undertake tests and recommend detailed remedial measures to be taken. The instant failure of pavement crust has been caused due to defects in Aggregate Inter Layer (AIL), Cement Treated Base (CTB) and poor drainage. PTI BKS BKS MR This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
NHAI cracks down on contractor, officials over pavement damage on section of Amritsar–Jamnagar Economic Corridor, ET Infra
Advt By , ETInfra The National Highways Authority of India ( NHAI ) has taken measures following the reported distressed condition of the pavement crust on certain sections of the six lane Sanchore–Santalpur section of the Amritsar–Jamnagar Economic Corridor (NH–754K) in affected stretch, part of Package-4 (Kilana to Santalpur) constructed by CDS Infra Projects Limited , has exhibited failure over 1.35 km (3-lane) on the Left Hand Side across 10 patches and 1.36 km (3-lane) on the Right Hand Side in 5 patches. The total length of the corridor in Gujarat is 130 investigations attribute the pavement failure to defects in the Aggregate Inter Layer (AIL), Cement Treated Base (CTB), and poor drainage. As the project operates on an Engineering Procurement & Construction (EPC) Mode and the Completion Certificate is yet to be issued, CDS Infra Projects Limited is liable to rectify all defects at its own risk and an immediate and decisive move, CDS Infra Projects Limited has been debarred from participating in all ongoing and future bids due to the pavement crust failure. A Show Cause Notice has also been issued to the contractor, proposing further debarment and a monetary penalty of ₹2.8 Authority's Engineer for the project, SA Infra in association with Upham, has also faced immediate debarment from participating in ongoing and future bids, with a Show Cause Notice for debarment having been issued. Adding to the swift disciplinary actions, the NHAI Project Director, Palanpur, has been placed under thoroughly analyze the root causes of the pavement failure and recommend comprehensive remedial measures, Expert Committees have been constituted. These committees comprise retired and current professors from prestigious institutions including IIT-BHU, IIT-Delhi, and IIT-Gandhinagar. The expert teams are currently visiting the site, collecting samples, and conducting tests to inform their detailed CDS Infra Projects Limited has already commenced rectification work on the distressed sections, aiming to restore the crucial economic corridor to its intended standards.
