NEW DELHI: National Highways Authority of India ( NHAI ) on Thursday suspended its project director and terminated the site engineer days after the failure of a portion of the reinforced earth (RE) wall on the under-construction NH-66 at Kooriyad in Malappuram in Kerala.
The highways authority had earlier suspended concessionaire and its promoters KNR Construction and barred it from bidding for any project for one year. In addition, another Rs 11.8 crore penalty has been imposed on the company. “The project manager of the concessionaire was suspended and it has been instructed to clear the debris and rectify the damage by constructing a new flyover at their cost of approximately Rs 80 crore,” an NHAI official said.
He added that actions have been taken against NHAI officers and the concessionaire after an initial investigation found lapses on their part. The NHAI has also blacklisted the independent engineer, design consultant and safety engineer for one year and has slapped a penalty of Rs 20 lakh each for lapes on their parts.
Earlier in the day while addressing a conference on Advanced Geotechnical Techniques and Rockfall Mitigation in Hilly Terrain, road transport minister Nitin Gadkari had said that he has directed NHAI to take strictest action against officials and all those concerned.
Meanwhile, the NHAI has constituted an expert committee to assess other potentially vulnerable locations of reinforced soil (RS) walls and slope protection works in 17 ongoing projects on NH-66 in Kerala.
The highways authority had earlier suspended concessionaire and its promoters KNR Construction and barred it from bidding for any project for one year. In addition, another Rs 11.8 crore penalty has been imposed on the company. “The project manager of the concessionaire was suspended and it has been instructed to clear the debris and rectify the damage by constructing a new flyover at their cost of approximately Rs 80 crore,” an NHAI official said.
He added that actions have been taken against NHAI officers and the concessionaire after an initial investigation found lapses on their part. The NHAI has also blacklisted the independent engineer, design consultant and safety engineer for one year and has slapped a penalty of Rs 20 lakh each for lapes on their parts.
Earlier in the day while addressing a conference on Advanced Geotechnical Techniques and Rockfall Mitigation in Hilly Terrain, road transport minister Nitin Gadkari had said that he has directed NHAI to take strictest action against officials and all those concerned.
Meanwhile, the NHAI has constituted an expert committee to assess other potentially vulnerable locations of reinforced soil (RS) walls and slope protection works in 17 ongoing projects on NH-66 in Kerala.
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