Construction entrepreneurs complain that the price of construction materials that was fixed at the time of contract agreement has been increased repeatedly and that they are not paid when they submit invoices corresponding to the price increase.
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Stating that there has been an unnatural and excessive increase in the prices and shortage of every construction material, construction entrepreneurs of Rupandehi have demanded that the government should declare an 'emergency' in the construction industry and adjust the prices.
They say that the repeated increase in the prices of construction materials due to the ongoing war in the Middle East and the extreme shortage of river-based construction materials that should be available domestically have completely affected the entire construction work and cannot be maintained as it is.
At an interaction program organized by the Lumbini Construction Entrepreneurs Association, Rupandehi, on the impact of various developments at the national and international levels on the construction industry, construction entrepreneurs of Rupandehi complained that the prices of construction materials fixed during contract agreements have been increased repeatedly and that they are not paid when submitting invoices according to the price increase.
Acting President of Lumbini Construction Entrepreneurs Association Pritam Rauniyar said that the government's attention has been drawn to the problems faced by construction entrepreneurs in the current situation through the Chief District Officer of Rupandehi, and that the repeated price increases have alarmed the entrepreneurs.
'The government should declare an emergency in the construction industry and provide relief to the entrepreneurs and adjust the price to the increasing price increase and extend the contract period for all periods,' Rauniyar said, 'Otherwise, the entrepreneurs have no option but to withdraw from the contracts they have taken.'
According to the construction entrepreneurs, the prices of petroleum products, tar, cement, rods and other materials used in the construction industry are increasing unexpectedly, and there is an extreme shortage of river-based construction materials due to problems in crusher industries in the country.
Vice President of Lumbini Province Construction Entrepreneurs Association Nawaraj Shrestha said that if the government is going to take action against the entrepreneurs for not completing the construction as per the agreement, the easy availability of construction materials and price adjustment guidelines should be implemented immediately.
According to the Lumbini Construction Entrepreneurs Association, government projects worth about 30 billion rupees are under construction in Rupandehi this year. In which 150 construction entrepreneurs, both large and small, are involved. About 20,000 workers are employed.
Binay Gyawali, outgoing president of the Lumbini Construction Entrepreneurs Association, Rupandehi, said that although there is a rule that the prices of construction materials set by the District Rate Determination Committee should be adjusted twice a year, the entrepreneurs are facing problems due to the lack of revisions accordingly.
