SILCHAR, Nov 29 - Cachar Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jalli and Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Chief Minister, Shekhar Dey visited the site on Friday at Srikona here on which the much-anticipated Mini Secretariat would come up. However, according to a release issued to the media by the DDIPR, both have expressed strong displeasure at the pace of work for the major project.�After conducting joint inspection, Deputy Commissioner, Jalli expressed her displeasure over the tardy progress of work and strongly instructed the officials to complete the earth filling work and construction of boundary wall of the Mini Secretariat by December this year.
�Work will be expedited and completed as promised by the contractor. We are positive we will see some results on field,� Jalli told The Assam Tribune. It is pertinent to mention that the State Government has already sanctioned Rs 4 crore for earth filling and construction of boundary wall of the Mini Secretariat. Akash Enterprise of Silchar has been awarded the contract.
Shekhar Dey, OSD to the�Chief Minister also expressed his dissatisfaction over the construction work of the Mini Secretariat. Sharing his reaction, Dey said, �the contractor was allotted the work in September 2019 but it seems that he is less Interested to complete the work within the stipulated time frame. There was no progress of work from the very beginning and the construction company Akash Enterprise did not pay any heed despite receiving strict instructions from the then Chief Secretary, Kumar Sanjay Krishna.�
Meanwhile, Chief Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal was also appraised about the sloppy work of construction work of the Mini Secretariat. Following the directives of the Chief Minister, both Deputy Commissioner, Jalli and OSD to CM, Dey� inspected the site and gave strict instructions to the concerned contractor Arindam Pal of Akash Enterprise to complete the allotted work by December this year.�Executive Engineer, PWD Building, Ganesh Bora and SDO Ranabir Paul also accompanied the officials during their visit.
