Soil testing lab to be set up in city

-    Andhra area quality control chief engineer Sridhar says that testing lab is essential to perform various tests for the construction of projects
-    IIT and IIM candidates are recruited for the newly established irrigation department and within six months, the new lab will be established in Vijayawada
-    It will be more advanced than the existing lab in Hyderabad
-    Fully equipped advanced lab was essential for the ongoing mega irrigation projects in the state for quality construction

Vijayawada: A new lab for soil testing with advanced facilities will be established at Amaravati, informed Quality Control Chief Engineers Sridhar and Jalandhar.

Addressing a gathering at the state-level workshop organised at the irrigation camp office here on Thursday, Jalandhar said steps would be taken to ensure test reports without deviation of the quality control tests conducted by various officials. He said that all the field officers will be equipped with soil testing and water testing devices. This workshop will help all the field officers, he added.

Andhra area quality control chief engineer Sridhar said testing lab was essential to perform various tests for the construction of projects. He said that IIT and IIM candidates were recruited for the newly established irrigation department and within six months, the new lab will be established in Vijayawada, which will be more advanced than the existing lab in Hyderabad, he said. He said that fully equipped advanced lab was essential for the ongoing mega irrigation projects in the state for quality construction.