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In Bihar, the government now seems to be completely strict regarding the ‘Tap water for every house’ scheme, which is one of the dream projects of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Taking a tough stand, the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) has imposed a total financial fine of Rs 13 lakh 74 thousand against a total of 9 contractors (contractors) who were involved in mischief and serious negligence in the disposal of public complaints. This swift action of the government has created a stir in the department. The department has made it clear that no laxity or carelessness will be tolerated in this important scheme of providing pure drinking water to rural areas and such strict action will continue against those who ignore the rules.
What is the whole matter and why did the sensors fall under attack?
Under the ‘Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal’ scheme run by the state government, the department has set very strict and clear rules for quick filing of complaints and resolution of any kind of problem faced by the public. According to the rules, it is mandatory to resolve any complaint received from the public within a maximum of 24 hours. But many sensors at the ground level were continuously ignoring this instruction. During the departmental review, a shocking fact came to light that on an average, 10 to 12 days was being taken by the contractors to resolve the complaints which should have been resolved within a day. The department took this kind of indifference and arbitrary attitude towards public complaints very seriously, after which this major action was taken to impose fine on these 9 negligent sensors.
Tough decision taken in high level review meeting of PHED department
The outline of this entire action was prepared by Secretary of Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) B. It was prepared during a high level review meeting chaired by Karthikeya Dhanaji. In this important meeting, the current status of tap water schemes running across the state and the prompt and timely execution of complaints received from the public were thoroughly reviewed. During the review, when it became clear that in many areas the contractors had failed to resolve the problems within the stipulated time limit, the officials immediately issued instructions to impose financial penalty on such careless people. The department believes that such strict administrative steps will ensure accountability in the agencies working at the field level and the general public will be able to get pure drinking water on time.
How much fine was imposed on which sensors and what is the further warning?
The nine major sensors on whom this fine has been imposed by the department include divisions of different districts. A huge fine of Rs 5,02,000 has been imposed on Alok Kumar from Sasaram, Rs 1,46,000 on Chaudhary & Chaudhary Infra of Motipur division, Rs 1,63,000 on Umesh Pandey and Rs 1,78,000 on Disha Enterprises. Apart from this, a fine of Rs 90,000 was imposed on Arun Kumar from Dhaka, Rs 70,000 on Reyansh Infracon Private Limited of Muzaffarpur, Rs 60,000 on Kabbu Khirhar of Sitamarhi, Rs 50,000 on Shivashish Construction of Muzaffarpur and Rs 1,15,000 on Manoj Kumar Singh Construction Private Limited of Shivhar. Penalty has been imposed. The department has given a strict warning to all of them and directed them to immediately improve their working style, otherwise in future, major action can be taken including cancellation of their contracts as well as blacklisting.