Last extension on March 18 has expired but still 14 percent construction work is left
Even though the deadline for the fourth extension of the Parliament building under construction near the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers office in Singh Darbar has expired, the work has not been completed. Last added on March 18 has expired. But still 14 percent construction work is left. There are not enough workers at the construction site to carry out the work.
Ranjan Kumar Das, Information Officer and Senior Divisional Engineer of Special Building Construction Project said that the speed of work has slowed down due to lack of workers at the construction site. "Fire fighting and finishing works are going on in all 12 buildings," he said.
From the President to the Speaker of the House, the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Prime Minister and other bodies are inspecting and monitoring the under construction Parliament building from time to time. The taluk minister is also seen visiting from time to time. But the work is not finished, nor is there progress in the construction as expected.
Since the building of up to five floors has collapsed, the eyes of the concerned bodies hardly reach the Parliament building under construction. However, the work does not seem to be finished yet. The parliament building is being constructed on an area of 172 ropani inside the Singha Darbar. The monitoring body gives instructions to complete the construction quickly, but does not inquire later whether it has been implemented or not.
After the House of Representatives election of 2079, its construction was started with the goal of holding the first parliament meeting in the new building. The contract was signed on October 16, 2076 saying that it could be built by October 16, 2079. After the work was not completed according to the initial agreement, the deadline was extended for the first time till 30 Chait 2079, but the work was not completed.
was given for the second time from 2080 Baisakh 1 to 2080 Oct 19. Although the deadline was extended for the third time from October 20, 2080 to March 19 of the same year, the work remained slow. After the work was not completed during this period, the deadline was extended for the fourth time from 2080 Chait 20 to 2081 Chait 18, the work was not completed.
The initial contract amount of the Parliament building was 5.68 billion 39 million rupees, now it has been revised to 6.30 billion rupees. The contract of which was taken by Tundi-Sec JV. Suman Subedi, Managing Director of Tundi Construction said that there is not much work left. "In the early days, when the government did not provide the site on time, the construction was delayed, the payment was not received on time, the decisions to be made immediately by the government agencies were delayed," he said, "Now we have asked for one year, there is no problem in completing the work within that period."
Although there is a shortage of workers, he said that there is not much need as the work is being done piecemeal. "Now there is no problem at work, many necessary items have been brought," he said. The House of Representatives, National Assembly, Common Lobby, office building of highly distinguished persons, office building of parliamentary party, building of parliamentary committee, building of parliamentary secretariat and other structures have been destroyed. A building capable of parking 450 four-wheelers and 800 two-wheelers and housing security personnel has also been constructed.
Currently, Parliament does not have its own separate building. The House of Representatives and the National Assembly have been run by renting the building of the International Conference Center at New Baneshwar. The government is paying the International Convention Center Development Committee Rs. The government will not have to bear the financial burden if the parliament building is completed soon.
The first parliament meeting after the 2084 House of Representatives election was held in the new building, but there is still doubt that all the work will be completed within that time as the pace of work is slow. Urban Development Ministry sources said that there is a preparation to extend the deadline by one year from the 14th amendment of Public Procurement Regulations.
According to Gopal Sigdel, secretary of the Ministry of Urban Development, the delay in the construction is due to the builders. "The deadline was till April 18, the work was not completed within that time, Speaker Devraj Ghimire even called and asked about it," he said, "The Ministry, Urban Development and Building Construction Department is urging the builders to work quickly, the problem is that the builders are not working hard." Since
KC-Shyamsundar-Baniyan JV has taken a separate contract for the interior for 2 billion 34 crore 54 lakh rupees, but the work has not been completed. The contract was signed in June 2080 to complete the work by June 2081. It has also expired. So far the progress is only 25 percent. Apart from the construction of the building, the contract of the interior is separate, the special building project said.
"The work on the second contract is going on, the work will be completed as soon as the furniture items are available," said Das, the information officer of the special building project, "Tables and chairs have been ordered, and the interior work will begin after the construction of the building is completed." He also said that there is no problem from the government agencies.
