KU to seek legal action for unfinished work and inferior medical equipment
MON, February 22 (MExN): The Konyak Union (KU) has asserted that it will be compelled to seek legal redress as regards work related to the District Hospital, Mon (DHM) upgradation project. While the KU expressing dissatisfaction at the way the DHM project has taken shape has not been the first, the Union this time asserted that it would move the Vigilance & Anti-Corruption Commission Nagaland to initiate corruption proceedings against the firms tied to the project.
A visibly unhappy KU stated in a press release that the firm, which supplied equipments for the hospital, is yet to honour the “undertaking” to replace “damaged & inferior” equipments. As per the “undertaking” jointly appended by the Hospital Management Committee, the supplier (firm) and the “inspection team”, the KU stated that the firm was to complete replacement within a month. That deadline has expired on October 29, 2015 with no sign of any equipment replacement, added the KU. According to the KU, a Dimapur based supplying firm was awarded the contract to supply hospital equipment during 2013-14. The supply order was worth Rs.149.96 lakhs.
However, the KU lamented that during inspection it was discovered the hospital was supplied with inferior products while several were found damaged. An undertaking for replacement was subsequently signed.
Further, the KU said that the contract to drill a tube well at the hospital is still to be executed. The work contract was awarded to a contractor during 2010-11 and a sum amounting to Rs.32,77,700 was accordingly sanctioned, the KU said, adding that it was to be completed in six months time.
While stating that the contractor is still to honour the contract, the KU expressed surprise that the money for the work has been already drawn. In this regard, KU questioned the Directorate of Health & Family Welfare on what grounds the money was released.
Maintaining that its repeated appeals have gone unheard, the KU asserted that it will not remain silent anymore and would approach the authorities to investigate the lapses.
