Concern over delay in construction of school building

NONGPOH: Nongpoh MLA Mayralborn Syiem on Thursday expressed his concern over the delay in the construction of a school building which was funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under the ‘Supporting Human Capital Development’ project at Nongtluh Higher Secondary School, Diwon in Ri Bhoi.
An inspection was also conducted in the presence of officers from the PWD (Building) and the contractor involved in supervising the construction work as well as representatives from the consultant agency responsible for monitoring the progress of the project.
During the inspection, Syiem questioned the officers and contractor as to why the project could not be completed even after being given an additional timeframe to which they informed the MLA that it is because of the revision of the Bill of Quantities (BOQ) which was recently approved.
“The undue delay in completing the project has created difficulties and inconvenience for smooth functioning of the school which is a matter of serious concern,” Syiem said during the inspection.
Meanwhile, the contractor assured the local legislator that construction would be completed within the month of December.
Later, Syiem along with officers of the PWD (Road), Nongpoh Division also inspected the Nongpoh-Umden road which is currently in a deplorable condition due to lack of proper drainage system.