Parliamentary Standing Committee Chairman on the Shipping Ministry Rafiqul Islam said yesterday that they would recommend legal measures against the contractor of the capital dredging of the Karnaphuli River project for not completing their task as per the treaty.
“The contractor firm, Malaysian Marine and Dredging Corporation, should be black listed as they have not completed the work as per the treaty,” he said while visiting the headway of the project at Sadarghat and Chaktai He also said they would go through the documents to find out whether the Chittagong Port Authorities (CPA) had paid any extra amount to the company, adding that if so, measures would be taken to get back the extra money.
The standing committee chairman also said they would take necessary measures to complete the dredging work, appointing a new contractor.
CPA Chairman Rear Admiral Nizamuddin said only 35%-40% of the dredging work had been completed under the project. However, 99% of jetty construction and 95% of bank protection embankment work had been completed, he added.
The project, worth Tk229 crore, was initiated on May 15, 2011. Though the contractor firm was scheduled to finish the project by January 2013.
