Works Minister Kh. Ratan today clarified that state PWD had no hands to the construction of the two Khwairamband keithel which was severely damage in yesterday’s tremor. Speaking to media persons at his office chamber today afternoon, Works Minister Ratan said that the entire construction work of the two Khwairamband Kethel has been done by National Building Construction Company Limited (NBSS) after it has been handed over to them by the Central Government authority.
Ratan said that the matter about the non maintenance of quality control to the construction of the Khwairamband keithel has been put to the notice of the Cabinet Secretary of the central government. On the other hand Ratan said that the state government had invited 3 experts from IIT Roorkee including a geo-technical expert to inspect the condition of the Khwairamband Keithel which was damaged in yesterday’s tremor. He said the Geo –technical expert will review the soil of the state.
The three experts is likely to arrive in the state on January 7 and will return back on January 11. The experts are Dr. Yogendra Singh, Prof. of structural earthquake engineering IIT Roorkee, Dr. Manish Shrikhande Prof. of structural earthquake engineering IIT Roorkee and BK Maheshwari, Prof. Geo technical IIT Roorkee.