Dear Arun / Anil / members 1) Where are the RTI references in the story ? That feeble last para (9) does not warrant posting to this group.
2) Please note our determination to strictly enforce cross-posting, and topicality norms of this group. Sarbajit --- In [email protected], arun agrawal <arun_agra...@...> wrote: > > Very interesting. My compliments to all those who fought hard to expose > corruption in BBMP . Definitely a RTI success story . > > > Arun Agrawal > > ________________________________ > From: Anil kumar <anil_...@...> > To: PRAJA-VOL <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" > <[email protected]>; RTI4EMPOWERMENT > <[email protected]>; rti4ngo <[email protected]> > Cc: antibriberycampaign <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, 6 August, 2009 11:04:36 > Subject: [rti_india] MEETING CONVENED BY LOKAYUKTA > >  > Dear All,     >  > Mr. Venkataram, President of Supraja Federation & member of  KRIA KATTE had > obtained under RTI all the records relating to asphalting of Rama Iyengar > Road (in Visveswarapuram ward 50 of BBMP) during the year 2005-06 and again > in the year 2006-07 and found that the 2005-06 the designated work was not > carried out on that particular road but used elsewhere by BBMP and in records > of BBMP had mentioned as Rama Iyengar Road. He had filed complaint to > Lokayukta and the case was investigated and Lokayukta had instructed the BBMP > to initaiate action against the concerned officials at the end of last year. >  > In November 2008 Mr. Venkataram had requested the BBMP Commissioner for an > appointment to discuss some of the irregularties happening in the yearly > Programme of Works(POW) and suggestion to improve the system in a transparent > way, but the then BBMP commissioner ignored his request. >  > Since there was no response even after six months from the Commissioner > BBMP for personal discussion to re-design the existing system which has been > breeding large scale corruption in Roads, Foot Paths and Drain Works, we > approached Lokayukta Justice N.Santosh Hegde with the attached file seeking > his help. After glancing through our papers, he immediately assured us that > he would call the commissioner to his office for our meeting shortly. The > meeting took place on 5th August 2009 in the chambers of Lokayukta which was > very cordial and meaningful. The Commissioner agreed with our suggestions > besides conceding to, post details of all the works carried out in each ward > on the website. What is more, the Commissioner has agreed to develop one ward > in each zone as a Model Ward. >  > The following members were present in the meeting chaired by Justice > N.Santosh Hegde:    > Representing BBMP- The Commissioner, Sri Bharatlal Meena, Additional > Commissioners( South) Sri Ramakrishna and Sri Ekkeri, Chief Engineer Sri > Srikante Gowda and others. > From  our side, Sri S.R.Venkataram, Sri Ravindranath Guru,  Sri > Ashwathnarayan, Sri V.R.Sheshu, and self.  The text of the suggestions are > given under                            >              SUPRAJAA >  Federation of Associations of Visveswarapuram Ward No. 50.Residents > Welfare Association of B.P.Wadia Road, Womens Wing of Crescent Association > of Mohammaden Block, V.V.Puram Residents Welfare Association, Residents > Association of Ramaiyengar Road, M.M.V.Road Residents Welfare Association > and Lalbagh West Residents Association. 301, Brigade Parkview, B.P.Wadia > Road, Basavanagudi, Bangalore â" 560 004. Phone: 26506261, 9341240751  > E-mail srvenkatram@ yahoo.com >  >                                     >          >                                                              > >             BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE. >                  ROADS, FOOTPATHS AND DRAIN WORKS. >  >  > The present system of recording and billing by BBMP of the above stated works > which is in practice for decades, is far from satisfactory and has many > loopholes leading to large scale corruption. This needs immediate attention. > All loopholes should be plugged in, and complete transparent system should be > introduced in public interest. With this in view Suprajaa studied in detail a > few sample cases of Roads, Foot paths and Drain works executed by BBMP in the > recent past and found that: >  >  A contractor was paid Rs. 3,60,650 for a road that was not asphalted. On > our complaint, Lokayukta passed strictures and directed BBMP to take action > against the culprits as per rules. >  > In another case of Drain Works, an amount of Rs. 16.48 lakhs was paid to a > contractor where as the actual work done in accordance with the sanctioned > estimate was only Rs. 6.55 lakhs. There were no documents to support the > alleged work done to the extent of Rs.9.93 lakhs. This case is under > investigation by Lokayukta. >  > It is high time that BBMP redesigns the existing system that has been > breeding large scale corruption. >  >                 Existing System >  > 1.    History sheets of roads, footpaths and drains of Bangalore which > are basic requirements DO NOT exist. Without Road Register, it is not > possible to identify the works carried out and also the dates and details of > works executed. >  > 2. Detailed dimensional sketches are not prepared for individual works. > Works are being carried out with JURISDICTION MAP of the Ward with no > dimensions. >  Even the names of roads are not > legible.                     Annexures 1A & 1B. >  > 3.    The present system of placing orders(Schedule â" B) on > contractors are very vague. It is a mere consolidated âquantity-cumâ > rate order instead of being the replica of the detailed sanctioned > estimates.                 Annexure â" 2. >  > 4.    Measurement Book records, which are the only source for payment of > bills, is anything but satisfactory. It is a BUNDLE of ILLEGIBLE SCRIBBLED > SHEETS which can not be verified along with Technically and Administratively > sanctioned > estimates.                               > Annexures â" 3A & 3B. >  > 5.    Duplicate orders exist, one as âSpilloverâ order and the other > as âPOWâ order.  Apparently no audit system exists.    >                                                       > > 6. Payments are being made on duplicate orders.   > Where is the audit system?          Refer Annexure 5.  >  > 7. Administrative Approval and Technical Sanctions by the designated > Authorities remain only on paper since payments are made solely based on MB > records.                                     Annexure > â" 6A & 6B. >  > 8.    While replacing covering slabs of Drains with new slabs, old slabs > have never been accounted.Where have those slabs been disposed off ? Are > those old slabs not salvaged? If salvaged, where are the details? The cost > runs to lakhs and lakhs.     Annexure â"7. >                                                                                                         > >  >  >                         SUGGESTIONS. >  > 1.    Maintain Road Register. It shall contain Length and width of > each road, footpaths and drains. Details of each and every work done on > that road should be registered, like Work order reference, estimated cost, > date of commencement of work, date of completion, actual cost incurred, name > of contractor etc. >  > 2.    Prepare detailed sketches of each sanctioned work. >  > 3.    Issue detailed work order to the contractor(Schedule â"B) > identical to the Technically & Administratively sanctioned estimates along > with dimensional sketches. >  >     4. Execute works strictly in accordance with the Technically & > Administratively sanctioned estimates and work orders. Additional works if > any which are not included in the original sanctioned estimates must have > separate Technical & Administrative sanctions with dimensional sketches > and a new work order. >  > 5       Discontinue the present system of MB recordings. All > recordings shall be in the same manner as the item-wise sanctioned estimates, > clearly mentioning the actual quantity of work done against each item. >  > 6. Duplicate orders and double payments can thus be avoided by following > our suggestions of itemes 1 to 5. >  > 7.    Classify roads based on scientific and technical parameters and > divide into arterial roads, sub-arterial roads, residential roads, lanes > etc., and arrive at a suitable asphalting specification to each category of > road and avoid wasteful practices. At present no such classifications exist. >  > 8.    Drain Works: While replacing old covering slabs, old slabs must be > accounted for, mentioning the quantity replaced in the road register stated > in item 1 above. >     > 9.    The site supervisor should always carry a copy of the work order > with details of the work that he executes at site, and the same should be > made available for information to any citizen who evinces interest in knowing > about the work. >  >  S.R.Venkataram >    (President) > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
