India, May 31 -- The Public Works Department has ordered all executive engineers to maintain records of new construction materials and other supplies in detail along with those of the past two years to ensure quality assurance.

The decision comes after the fiasco over judicial quarters in Dwarka and Rohini, one of which had to be demolished even before it was occupied as it showed signs of degradation within two years of construction. Reports mentioned that the early damage was due to the use of bad quality material and water.

"It is noticed that materials for day-to-day maintenance of roads, buildings, and flyovers are being procured by various civil and electrical divisions of PWD through various sources such as GEM, supply orders, di...