Rajouri February 24: – To address the problems faced by the contractors in Rajouri due to the closure of stone crushing by the district administration Rajouri, Deputy Commissioner Rajouri conven a meeting of contractors, president contractors associations and owners of stone crushers in PWD conference hall Rajouri.
A few days ago, the district administration Rajouri had shut down all the illegal stone crushers that had been operating illegally for the last decades and initiated legal action against the owners who were operating illegally. And it was a welcome step as they were running without renewing their licenses from the concerned department.
But here the question arises as to what is the second option for contractors who runs theirs works to build without any materials that have been allotted by the Department of Works for the construction of buildings, walls, roads etc.
Contractors alleged that only owners of Stone Crushers were heard in the meeting where none of the contractors were considered.
The contractors said that it is impossible to run continue theirs developmental works without the material which is used in the construction works and the there is possibility to lapse maximum funds which were lapse in coming financial year.
It is pertinent to mention that after the closing of stone crushers some crushers sold their materials in much higher rates and the contractors are not in position to purchased the materials in triple rates.
Meanwhile Contractors community Rajouri appeal to hon’ble LG Manoj Sinha to intervene into the matter and allow the contractors to use materials from Nallahs and others resources from the area which is mention by the concerned works departments in their allotments and which is mostly comfort to continue for the development of the area ….
