Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapour (SP)
Kundapur, Sep 29: Development work on Byndoor - Virajpet state highway is going on between Halady and Madamakki villages near Belve in the taluk. However, the people are aggrieved at the fact the contractor has been using huge damaged, brittle cement pipes for the works.
Vehicles of pilgrims who want to visit Kollur, Sringeri, Dharmasthala, Subrahmanya etc and also auto-rickshaws, private vehicles and heavy vehicles use this road.
The giant pipes being used for the development works are visibly damaged. Concrete has peeled off at different places and the iron mesh has been protruding at several places. It can clearly be seen that at some spots where the cement has peeled off, the spots have been concealed by applying some cement. One of these pipes has already been inserted under the highway on one side. When the road is widened, there will be more vehicular movement and there are chances of the already damaged pipes crashing under the weight of heavy vehicles. The road users and vehicle riders have demanded that only high-quality cement pipes are used for culverts on this road.
PWD assistant engineer Kundapur, Harshvardhan, said that he has information about damaged cement pipes being used for culvert for state highway expansion work. He said he will visit the spot to inspect the same and further steps will be taken thereafter.