Expressing concern over the delay in construction of the 41-km Brahmapur-Taptapani Road in Ganjam district, an expert team from the World Bank has emphasised on early completion of the project.
The team reviewed progress of the work on Saturday. The experts might discuss the bottlenecks in the project with Chief Secretary GC Pati, said a senior engineer of the project.
Notably, the Rs82-crore project funded by the World Bank’s State Road Project was to be completed in November 2010. The road work, which began in November 2008, aimed at improving the State highway, connecting south Odisha’s business city Brahmapur with tourist spot Taptapani.
The delay has escalated the project cost to Rs87 crore, official sources said.
According to Executive Engineer of the project AK Das, around 30 km of the stretch has been completed. The project was held up due to delay in land acquisition, shifting of electric poles and pipelines and payment of compensation to land losers, he added.
Out of the total 31 villages, land of 28 villages had been acquired. It could not be completed at Digapahandi, Lanjia and Gokarnapur due to some disputes, sources said.
Though the contractor has been asked to complete the road work by June, sources said, he expressed his inability and sought time till December.
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