PWD took action, department's emphasis on quality and good maintenance of roads

Raipur. 2 November 2026. The Public Works Department has issued a notice to the contractor and engineers, taking action against the damaged and poor quality of the performance guarantee road. The department had received a complaint about the damage to the 6.70 km long village Banou to Kanhabhaira road in Kabirdham district. Based on the complaint, a joint inspection was conducted on 27 October by the Executive Engineer of Kawardha Division of the Public Works Department, the Sub-Divisional Officer and the Deputy Engineer of Bodla Sub-Division. During the inspection, it was found that the entire width of the road had caved in at various places and at some places the left side of the road had caved in. These need to be uprooted and repaired as per the prescribed standards using GSB surface.

The Public Works Department has issued a notice to contractor Messrs Kanhaiya Lal Agarwal to repair the damaged portion of the road within seven days and submit its photographs to the Executive Engineer. If the contractor does not carry out the repair work within the stipulated period, as per the contract, the repair work will be done at the contractor's risk and cost and the payment will be made from the withheld performance guarantee amount, for which the contractor himself will be responsible. It is noteworthy that the construction of 6.70 km long village Banou to Kanhabhaira road (including bridges) was completed in February this year by contractor Messrs Kanhaiya Lal Agarwal. This road is under performance guarantee of five years till February 2031.

Notice to the then SDO and Deputy Engineer, instructions to submit compaction test report

The Public Works Department, upon inspection of the road by departmental officials, found that the road was not compacted adequately during the construction period and, considering it negligence and indifference towards the work, issued a notice to the then Sub-Divisional Officer, Mr. Uma Prasad Joshi, and Deputy Engineer, Mr. L.R. Chhatre. The department has asked both officials to submit a detailed report of the compaction test to the Executive Engineer within three days. If the report is not submitted, it will be considered negligence and indifference towards duty and a departmental inquiry will be proposed by issuing a charge sheet, for which they themselves will be responsible.