Taking note of the inordinate delay in restoring the drinking water pipe network as well as the roads within the town here, the Pathanamthitta municipality has initiated proceedings to prosecute the agency that was contracted the work.
The Municipal Secretary Sajith Kumar K.K. moved a petition in this regard before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court 1, Pathanamathitta on Monday. Based on a preliminary hearing, the magistrate has directed the Pathanamthitta police to conduct an investigation and submit a report.
The contractor agency, Lotus, had been awarded a contract by the Department of Water Resources for restoring the decades- old drinking water pipes within the town. Despite extending the deadline for finishing the work on at least four occasions, the agency failed to complete the work .
