Shivaji memorial: Govt asks L&T to start work minus technical panel nod

The contractor is probably to begin reclamation paintings right now, said an authentic. Documents obtained by way of The Indian Express under the Right to Information Act screen that the PWD had issued a "letter of acceptance" to the contractor on March 1, 2018, stating that "the work shall be finished within 36 months from the date of problem of Letter of Acceptance". However, the work order issued on September 14 by using the PWD to the contractor honestly states that "the length of the assignment shall be 36 months, which includes monsoon, from the date of graduation". Sources inside the PWD attributed the stretched deadline to the design adjustments made at the same time as effecting fee-optimisation measures and the put off in signing of the contract settlement. Work order on Shivaji Memorial revised to dilute conditions on fee On October 4, The Indian Express mentioned that the revised design of the project does now not have approvals from the undertaking's technical committee, headed with the aid of most important secretary, PWD. In February, the Project Management Consultant made a chain of changes to the layout of the equestrian statue and pedestal, together predicted as the sector's tallest statue, a good way to carry down its standard cost. The revised layout and the fee-optimisation record are yet to be okayed by means of the technical committee. The files also display that the chief engineer of PWD's Mumbai area, on August 23, sent a suggestion of Rs 3,533.Forty six crore, about Rs 643 crore higher than the agreement agreement, to the secretary, PWD, for looking for administrative approval. On June 28, 2018, the PWD signed an agreement of Rs 2,581 crore plus GST (Rs 309 crore) with the contractor. In December last year, the government determined to head in for cost-optimisation measures to reduce the total mission cost from Rs three,826 crore, the sum firstly quoted with the aid of L&T. The various cost-optimisation measures added down the total fee to Rs 2,500 crore plus GST, taking the overall venture price to Rs 2,800 crore. In June, with the government finding out to increase the height of the statue with the aid of 2 metres and installed region security measures, a further Rs 81 crore changed into brought, taking the whole undertaking value to Rs 2,581 crore with GST (Rs 309 crore). Shivaji memorial revised design: No technical panel nod, government to maintain plan; Oppn demands probe In the letter to PWD secretary, the leader engineer of PWD's Mumbai place has stated that a sum of Rs 236 crore is needed for security measures as suggested by the Mumbai Police commissioner. Besides, Rs forty five crore is required for permanent water and electric powered deliver, Rs 126 crore for contingencies, Rs 63 crore for computerisation with different prices. "To make the venture functional after the final touch of labor, the estimate has been organized deliberating all of the required things," said the letter. Sources stated the administrative approval is being reviewed and has now not but been given. The mission involves an equestrian statue of warrior king Shivaji Maharaj on a submerged rocky outcrop off Mumbai's Backbay region. The area is about 2.Four km from Nariman Point, on a reclaimed island. The statue is to be forged in bronze and could stand atop a pedestal designed as a multistorey shape. The assignment, a flagship programme of the BJP-led government within the nation, noticed Prime Minister Narendra Modi lay the inspiration stone for the memorial and a 'jal poojan' in December 2016. Dailyhunt https://bible.org/users/zeevanravesh

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