Jowai abattoir: PAC final hearing on April 21
SHILLONG: The Assembly Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the officials of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary department over the inordinate delay in starting the construction of the Rs 7.65-crore mechanized bye-species abattoir in Jowai.
The officials will have to depose before the PAC during the final hearing to be held on April 21.
A member of the PAC on condition of anonymity on Thursday informed that the House panel has summoned officials both past and present “who are directly connected with the implementation of the project.”
“We have decided to summon the officials after it was established that there are serious lapses on the part of the officers who were assigned with the job. We have found out that there were serious acts of omission and commission at every stage – from preparation of the Detailed Project Report (DPR) and the tendering process,” the PAC member said.
Referring to November 11 site inspection, he said several anomalies were unearthed on that day as far as execution of the Rs 7.65-crore project was concerned.
Earlier, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Minister Deborah C Marak last year had paid a visit to Demthring village to review the execution of the project.
Marak expressed happiness with the progress of the construction work and exuded confidence that the work will be completed within the stipulated 18 months. “The response from the Minister is obvious since she is under tremendous pressure to give her positive feedback on the project,” the PAC member said.