Substandard Work News Today

The Sambalpur consumer forum has ordered a contractor to pay ₹24L as compensation for alleged substandard work and for abruptly halting the construction of a building. The forum also directs the contractor to pay litigation expenses. Read more about the case and the agreement between the complainant and the contractor.

Bhubaneswar: The vigilance directorate on Monday arrested two contractors for allegedly misappropriating government funds to the tune of around Rs 34 .

The Belagavi Smart City project in India has been plagued by poor construction work and unfinished projects, causing inconvenience to residents. The recent heavy rains have exposed the low quality of the roads and drainage passages. The Civil Engineers? Association has expressed concern over the unscientific approach to construction, but the department responsible has not responded to their advice. The project has already cost approximately ?980 crore ($14 million), with a further ?20 crore ($2....

A TRADESMAN who undertook building work on three properties which ultimately left the owners out of pocket has avoided an immediate jail term.

Special class contractor, MTDC, W Ratan Kumar Singh has withdrawn Rs 70 lakhs of the project cost of Rs 5,01,05,337 on July 1 of last year and it has been 15 months since and even the foundation work is at a standstill without progress, LOWA stated.

In the new proposed AFM deal, the government does not take on the loan obligation that the contractor signs with its financier