TheJharkhandgovernment has decided to rope in retiredbridge expertsfor supervision of the construction work of bridges in rural areas after such structures crumbled prematurely.
The move also came in the backdrop of theCAGreport for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, which said lack of planning, monitoring and poor execution of the bridges built for rural connectivity under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY and the Mukhyamantri Gram Setu Yojana (MGSY). The report, which was tabled during the monsoon session of the assembly earlier this week, also slammed the government over wasteful expenditure in such bridge projects, causing heavy loss to the state exchequer.