chitralby pass road photos 7 to 13 attached

Contractor warned to stop work on Abdul Wali Khan By pass road due to

no payment.

 

CHITRAL: Khan Abdul Wali Khan by pass road has been inaugurated by

Chief Minister Khyber Pahton Khwa Amir Haider Khan Hoti on November

18, 2010 a 380 million project was tendered in November and work

started in December 2010. Excavation work of rock cutting has been

completed 80% but due to blocking of main road for traffic as well as

for pedestrians and slow work causing nuisance for people of Chitral.

As well some 700 lines of telephone (PTCL) also were broken during

cutting the rock as a result 700 consumers remained deprived from

telephone facility. The PTCL line was cut only by negligence of C & W

department (Communication and Works). When Assistant Business Manager

of PTCL Bakht Baidar contacted he confirmed that due to negligence of

C & W department our PTCL main cable of 700 lines have been damaged

but we did not lodged FIR against XEN because he promised for payment

of 2 million rupees to PTCL for replacing the damaged cable. Besides

it debris of rock also lying on the main road and not removing for

disposal causing great problems for pedestal and traffic as this is

main Airport, Hospital, Courts, Colleges and schools road. In this

connection concern contractor was contacted regarding none removing of

debris Arshad Shaheen of Shaheen Construction Company JV said that I

had requested Executive Engineer of C &W time and again for payment

but my bill of 15 million still pending and he paid me only 4 million

against 15 million. He said that nothing was paid to us for

mobilization of machinery and XEN Pir Muhammad creating hurdles in the

way of this developmental project.

 

He said that concern SDO visited the site of retaining wall and

expressed his satisfaction but alleged that XEN not allowing us to

continue work and that is why the work is slow causing for delay of

the project. He also told media men that according to drawing of C&W

height of the rock (road side) have been shown 20 feet while actual

height is 120 feet and they have shown its width 9 feet but actual

width on the spot is 35 feet and C&W paid a huge amount to consultant

for a wrong drawing. He said that the concern department was using

different tactics in hand over of work order. A mechanic Said Rehman

told that I am contractor of labors but we are waiting for the last 25

days and XEN Pir Muhammad not giving us drawing for retaining wall on

river side to star work. It was also revealed that one employee of C&W

has taken rupees 240000 from the concern contractor ( as

bribe/commission) though an open cheque which was also confirmed by

Manager Allied Bank Chitral Irshal Ali that a sum of Rs. 240000 has

been cashed /drawn from account No 653-0 of Arshad Shaheen on 5th

April 2011 cheque has issued on 6.11.2010 drawn by the brother of

head clerk of C &W and we also collected his computerized national

identity Card copy for bank record. On other side Arshad Shaheen

alleged that I had informed Bank Manger to block my account and

nothing be paid to any person but even than he paid huge amount from

my account. In this connection when this scribe contacted Executive

Engineer C&W Pir Muhammad that the amount received by your employee is

legal or illegal and why the contractor was not bound to remove debris

from main road he refused from any response and treated with a very

inhuman and misbehave attitude. While on the other hand due to wrong

planning of C&W department there are so many turns in by pass road

which is harmful and dangerous for smooth traffic. Source told that he

is supporting by ANP led government and that is why his staff are very

bold in getting commission and bribe from contractor. Social and

political circle of Chitral have demanded from Chief Minister KP for

releasing fund for this long awaited project of By pass road as well

as they demanded action against the concern quarter for creating

hurdles and delay tactics in this mega project.

 

G.H. Farooqi PO Box No. 50 GPO Chitral Pakistan or Bank Islami main

branch Chitral.

Telephone No. 0092 3025989602, 03337069572, 03469002167, 03159698446,

0943302295, 0943316952, 0943414418

Email: gulhamad@gmail.com

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