Rs 6.85 cr in limbo as JKPCCL constructs bridge without approval for revised cost

JAMMU, April 8 -- There was a non-reimbursement of Rs 6.85 crores as Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation Limited (JKPCCL) constructed a bridge over Darhali Nallah, Ujjhan in Rajouri without ensuring the approval of revised cost offers and release of funds.

As per the official documents in possession of Early Times newspaper, the Public Works Department, the Project Authority (PA) awarded in April 1998 construction of single lane steel super-structure bridge to provide access to the local population of the villages (Dhandkot, Kassian and Danna, Khurd, Leeran, Madhoon, Maluth, Nadian and Ujjhan) of the District Rajouri, along with the approach roads over Darhali Nallah at Ujjhan (Rajouri) at an estimated cost of Rs 3.00 crore...