PANAJI
The Bombay High Court at Goa has directed the submission of weekly status reports on the Smart City works after allegations of substandard work by the Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Corporation.
Petitioners had submitted photographs as evidence, claiming that various parts of the capital were affected by poor-quality road works.
During the hearing on Thursday, the Bench also sought a response from the government regarding actions against the contractors responsible for the alleged substandard work. Petitioners argued that Rs 1,200 crore has been wasted on these projects with photographs purportedly showing pothole-ridden roads and other deficiencies submitted to the Court seeking immediate intervention and directions to the agency.
In the last hearing on July 30, Advocate General Devidas Pangam attributed the potholes to recent rains and assured the Court that repairs would be undertaken after the monsoon season.
The State government had also informed the High Court that all roads involved in the Smart City project had been reopened. The court then requested the petitioners to report any remaining deficiencies in the next hearing.
