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Building construction halts as govt rejects revised estimates
The construction of new building for the District Registrar Office hit a road block with escalation of material and labour costs. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu had laid foundation stone for the building on December 11, 2014 with an estimated cost of Rs 40 lakh. The new building was necessitated as the Chittoor Municipal Corporation had served notices to 100-year-old building which housed Dis
Chittoor: The construction of new building for the District Registrar Office hit a road block with escalation of material and labour costs. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu had laid foundation stone for the building on December 11, 2014 with an estimated cost of Rs 40 lakh. The new building was necessitated as the Chittoor Municipal Corporation had served notices to 100-year-old building which housed District Registrar Office.
Highlights:
- Chandrababu laid stone for new building on Dec 11, 2014 with an estimated cost of Rs 40 lakh
- The state govt sanctioned Rs 20 lakh with a rider of completing building construction within a year
- The contractor completed only 40% works
The state government had sanctioned Rs 20 lakh for construction of new building within a year. But, the contractor had completed only 40 per cent works of building and stopped it due to various reasons. As a result, the construction of the building was stopped 13 months ago. Meanwhile, the cost of the building had escalated to Rs 60 lakh due to the hike in the prices of steel, cement and labour cost.
The officials concerned did not hand over remaining works to the new contractor as the government turned down their proposal for enhancing the budget from Rs 40 to 80 lakh with escalation of prices. Speaking to The Hans India here on Thursday, District Registrar R V S Prasad had admitted that there were lapses in completion of building works within one year.
By C Prabhakara Rao
