VADODARA: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has black indexed a highway contractor company Divya Simandhar Constrution Private Ltd (DSCPL) for allegedly the use of inferior high quality bitumen in works in the town. The irregularities had come to light in July and an offence was registered in opposition to the contractor on the Navapura police station.
The company has been accused of cheating and forgery among other offences. A vigilance inquiry was conducted in regards to the paintings finished by way of the corporate on 3 roads in 2014 and 2015. The roads come with the one from Harinagar crossroads to Rajesh Tower, Old Padra Road to Ward 11 administrative center in Diwalipura and the one from Dumad crossroads to Gabbar Apartment by means of Amitnagar Circle.
DSCPL had submitted 99 invoices of bitumen that was used for the construction of the roads. After representations of irregularities in the works, the VMC had conducted the vigilance inquiry and tallied the expenses for bitumen with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL).
It came to light that handiest 13 invoices were authentic whilst the rest were doubtful. The invoice quantity, numbers of vans used to move the bitumen and the quantity invoices additionally did not tally. It came to light that the contractor had defrauded the civic body to the song of Rs 8.33crore.
The offence additionally alleges that the 13 invoices which may be verified were additionally of VG10 grade bitumen. The contractor should have used VG30 grade bitumen for laying the roads.
The company has been accused of cheating and forgery among other offences. A vigilance inquiry was conducted in regards to the paintings finished by way of the corporate on 3 roads in 2014 and 2015. The roads come with the one from Harinagar crossroads to Rajesh Tower, Old Padra Road to Ward 11 administrative center in Diwalipura and the one from Dumad crossroads to Gabbar Apartment by means of Amitnagar Circle.
DSCPL had submitted 99 invoices of bitumen that was used for the construction of the roads. After representations of irregularities in the works, the VMC had conducted the vigilance inquiry and tallied the expenses for bitumen with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL).
It came to light that handiest 13 invoices were authentic whilst the rest were doubtful. The invoice quantity, numbers of vans used to move the bitumen and the quantity invoices additionally did not tally. It came to light that the contractor had defrauded the civic body to the song of Rs 8.33crore.
The offence additionally alleges that the 13 invoices which may be verified were additionally of VG10 grade bitumen. The contractor should have used VG30 grade bitumen for laying the roads.
Firm accused of irregularities blacklisted
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