With the deadline set by the authorities for restoring the roads within the Pathanamathitta town expiring without a result, Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine has announced a termination of contract awarded to the agency for restoring the drinking water pipe network here.
The decision to terminate the contract, according to Mr. Augustine, follows a failure by the contractor in finishing the works despite an extension of the deadlines on five occasions. The Water Resources department will directly restore the 500-meter-long pit dug up along the kerb side of the TK road while the remaining works will be divided into different packages and re-tendered immediately.
The action is being initiated on the expiry of a final extension of the deadline to the contractor for 10 days. The work pertained to the re-laying of pipelines in the municipality here using the KIIFBI funds.
