Lok Sabha Question No. 1567 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Low Quality of Material used in Roads
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Santosh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1567 ANSWERED ON 12/12/2023

## LOW QUALITY OF MATERIAL USED IN ROADS

## 1567. SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of new roads and roads to be renovated, approved under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) from January 1st, 2020 to 31st December, 2022 in Kabirdham district falling under Rajnandgaon Parliamentary Constituency;
- (b) the details of roads name-wise and lengthwise, amount sanctioned and the name of the contractor firm;
- (c) the names of roads regarding which complaints of poor quality and corruption have been received by the Chief Engineer, Rural Development Agency, Raipur or the higher office and the points of the complaint; and
- (d) whether low quality asphalt and other material have been used in the roads from Silhati to Bhainsbod, Saliha to Bazar Charbhata, Singhari to Pandatarai Road to Mahali Bhalpahari, Pandatarai Bhalpahari to Achanakpur, Kapadah to Saraiset of Kabirdham district and payments have been made to the contractors without checking the quality of materials?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) Road works under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-III (PMGSY-
- III) have been sanctioned in Kabirdham district, falling under Rajnandgaon Parliamentary Constituency, from   1st January, 2020 to 31 st  December, 2022, the  details of which are as under :-

Kabirdham District in Rajnandgaon Parliamentary Constituency

| Year      | Sanctioned      | Sanctioned          | Sanctioned    | Completed       | Completed           | Completed     | Balance         | Balance                      | Balance       |
|-----------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------------------|---------------|
|           | No of Road work | Road Length (in Km) | No of Bridges | No of Road work | Road Length (in Km) | No of Bridges | No of Road work | *Balance Road Length (in Km) | No of Bridges |
| 2019-2020 | 18              | 200                 | 0             | 18              | 199                 | 0             | 0               | 0                            | 0             |
| 2020-2021 | 9               | 82                  | 0             | 9               | 81                  | 0             | 0               | 0                            | 0             |
| Total     | 27              | 282                 | 0             | 27              | 280                 | 0             | 0               | 0                            | 0             |

* Balance  road  length  is  less  than  the  difference  of  sanctioned  and  completed length  due  to  reduction  in  road  length,  change  in  alignment,  construction  of  part length by other agencies, etc.

(b) The details of roads, name-wise and length-wise, amount sanctioned and the name of the contractor firm may be accessed at Programme website: www.omms.nic.in => proposals => state wise => district wise list of roads.

(c)&(d) As informed by the State Government, the following complaints were received  regarding  use of low quality asphalt and other material in these roads. The  issue was inquired  into and detail findings are as under :

|   S.No. | Name of road                                                                        | Current status of complaint                                                                                                                          |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | CG 09-124 (i) Silhati to Bhaisbod (ii) Saliha to Bazar Chabhatha                    | As per Inspection Report of Superintending Engineer (S.E), Durg, no poor quality of material & work was found. Hence, complaint stands disposed off. |
|       2 | CG 09-121 (i) Main Road to Sonjhari (ii) Rampur to kohdiya (iii) Ranjitpur to Rakse | As per Inspection Report of Superintending Engineer, Durg, no poor quality of material & work was found. Hence, complaint stands disposed off.       |
|       3 | CG 09-122 (i) Pandatarai to Madmda Laduwa                                           | Complaint forwarded to S.E. Durg vide Office letter no 11630, dated 20-11- 2023 for inspection.                                                      |

Further, as informed by the State, no payments have been made to the contractors  without  checking  the  quality  of  materials  for  the  above mentioned roads.

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