Ejipura Flyover: Instruction to impose fine on contractors

 Crack in Ejipur flyover: Estimates Committee orders strict action

Ejipura Flyover: Instruction to impose fine on contractors

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್ 

Bengaluru: ‘A segment in the Ejipur flyover work has cracked, and the previous contractors who did such poor work should be fined and legal action should be taken,’ the Assembly Estimates Committee has instructed BBMP officials.

Members led by Assembly Estimates Committee Chairman Hampanagouda Badarli inspected the Ejipur flyover work on November 22. They expressed concern about the crack appearing in the segment while it was being installed on the flyover. The BBMP officials were instructed to present all details in this regard before the committee.

M.T. Krishnappa, who chaired the Assembly Estimates Committee meeting held on Friday, took a dig at BBMP engineers for the poor work.

‘The work of the Ejipur flyover was carried out by Simplex Infrastructures Company in the initial stage. The segments built by these contractors cracked during installation. The loss due to this should be recovered from the previous contractors as a penalty. Legal action should be taken against them,’ M.T. Krishnappa told.

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‘Before the installation of all the segments built by the previous contractors in the Ejipur flyover work, an examination should be conducted by experts from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). The Executive Engineer and Chief Engineer have been ordered to conduct a third-party inspection,’ he said.

‘The flyover work was supposed to be completed by February 2025. However, the previous contractor did poor construction. This has created concerns that it will pose a danger to the citizens. Therefore, the new contractor should be instructed to complete the work by October 2025. "Security and protection are most important above all," he said.