As the state government is adamant on inclusion of three-year maintenance guarantee clause on all future tenders for construction and black-topping of roads in Jammu and Kashmir, a strong lobby of contractors is making efforts to ‘sabotage’ the directive to prevent action against them, if found using poor quality material. Under the clause, those who execute road works will be liable for action, if there is damage or use of poor material is detected within the guarantee period. A source in the Public Works Department (PWD) said contractors were using…
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