AWUMT deplores delay in construction of IMDH building

Our Correspondent
Mokokchung, Sep. 3 (EMN): The All Ward Union Mokokchung Town (AWUMT) has deplored the delay in construction of the main building of Dr. Imkongliba Memorial District Hospital (IMDH) in Mokokchung town.

In an open letter to the minister of Health and Family Welfare issued on Friday, AWUMT expressed the plight and hardships faced by the people of Mokokchung and neighbouring districts owing to the delay in completion of construction of the hospital’s main building.

The union mentioned that contract work for upgrade of the main hospital building of IMDH was awarded to KC Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd. for an amount of INR 12,92,64,000 on January 15, 2018 under NHM 2017-18 to be completed within 36 months from the date of issue of work order. AWUMT, however, claimed that no progress whatsoever has been made in construction of the main hospital building by the contractors even after lapse of the stipulated time.

AWUMT further stated that it had undertaken ground verification at the site and found that no construction work has been started at all for the new building except for the demolition of the old building. It has termed the act of the concerned construction firm ‘totally unacceptable to the people of Mokokchung and in outright contravention of the terms and conditions of the work order.’

“The proficiency and competency of the contractors is highly questionable and their negligence is a deliberate offence against the health and wellbeing of the people of Mokokchung and the neighbouring districts,” AWUMT asserted.

In the light of the above stated circumstances, AWUMT appealed to the concerned authority to cancel the work order awarded to KC Infra Projects Pvt Ltd and to immediately float new tender for the said project.