Phoney work by PWD, Daman

The work estimate for “Repairing/Re-construction of damaged portion of various roads due to road cutting/digging for laying of pipeline from Madhuban Dam to Dabhel, Dunetha and Bhimtalav in Daman District” was prepared and said to be executed by the PWD, Daman.

This work was said to be executed for repair of roads where OIDC had laid pipeline for water from Madhuban Dam. When pipeline work was handed over to OIDC, the estimate included the item for work of repair of the road where roads were cut for laying of the pipeline. And same was also executed by them.

The PWD prepared estimate and approval was given for Rs. 2,88,64,770/- (Rupees two crores eighty-eight lakhs sixty-four thousand seven hundred seventy only).

The earlier estimate of which work was handed to the OIDC was also prepared by the PWD but with the aim to syphon crores of rupees, they had prepared an above-mentioned estimate. In this estimate, the Joint Secretary (Finance) had raised the question whether this item is included in the tender floated by the OIDC? But the PWD had replied to the query in negative while clearly stating that this work is not included in the work being executed by the OIDC.

This was done with the sole purpose to pocket huge money and dupe Government of crores of rupees otherwise what was the purpose to prepare another estimate for an item that was already included in the work handed over to the OIDC and executed by them?