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Collector orders speeding up of work on Edappally overbridge

KOCHI: District Collector M. Beena has directed the officials to step up the construction work of the Edappally railway overbridge.

Talking at a review meeting held on Friday, Dr. Beena directed the public works department officials and the contractor concerned to avoid the delay and to complete the work as per the original schedule.

The work on the Edappally railway overbridge is 45 days behind the original schedule.

As per the contract, the overbridge with 30 spans is to be completed within a 15-month period by installing two spans in a month. The contractor had originally agreed to complete the work by March 2009.

He has reportedly agreed to make up for the delay in August and to stick to the original schedule. The contractor has asked for an enhancement in the rate considering the cost escalation on account of the increase in prices of construction materials as also the labour cost. The Collector agreed to bring the demand to the notice of the government. Reviewing the progress of the work of the Pullepady railway overbridge, Dr. Beena directed the Kochi Corporation and the Roads and Bridges Corporation to hasten the land acquisition measures.

Of the 70 landowners, land had already been acquired from 40. Compensation had been paid in 80 per cent of cases and another Rs. 1 crore is required for paying the remaining 20 per cent landowners. The meeting asked the Kochi Corporation to raise Rs. 5 crore, including Rs. 4 crore for acquiring land from the remaining 30 owners, for completing the acquisition process.

K. Soman, Superintendent Engineer, Public Works Department (National Highway section); K.K. Prahladan, Executive Engineer; and others attended the meeting.

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