Tightening the noose around corrupt road construction practices, the Vigilance and Anti-corruption Bureau (VACB) sleuths on Saturday collected specimens of 148 roads in the State as part of ‘Operation Saral Rastha-3’ to detect irregularities in road construction.
According to a statement issued by the anti-corruption watchdog, several irregularities in the construction came to the fore during preliminary inspection.
The roads where the flash inspections were carried out by the vigilance sleuths included 115 roads built by the local body self-government institutions, 24 roads by the Public Works department, and nine roads by the Kerala State Transport Project. Further among the roads, 67 roads were damaged within months after the construction or resurfacing works, while tarmac was used well below the stipulated quantity on 19 roads.
