A half-built stadium in Ghazipur.
The government has imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 per day on the executing agency from December 1, 2023, if the work on the stadium under construction at Ghazipur is not completed on time. In such a situation, it has been 284 days since the penalty was imposed on the executing agency. The fine has reached Rs 2.84 lakh. However, the work on the new stadium is not yet complete. The construction of the new stadium was shown complete on paper and uploaded on the Chief Minister’s portal by the managing agency. Despite this, the work is not yet complete.
All government departments of Uttar Pradesh Government are being constructed by Uttar Pradesh State Construction Corporation along with many other construction agencies. Construction of one such new stadium near police lines in Gazipur was started in 2018 by the Uttar Pradesh government’s construction corporation Bhadohi. For which, as per the MOU between the Uttar Pradesh government and the executing agency, the organization had to complete the construction of the new stadium and hand it over to the department by 30 November 2023.
Construction not completed as per prescribed standards
With the connivance of the construction agency and contractors as well as some departmental officials, the administering agency wrote a letter to the department for handover showing that the new stadium was not yet completed on the Chief Minister’s portal. When investigated, it was found that the boundary wall as well as some other works were done by that organization, but the standard in the new stadium was still there. Not all of that work is done.
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The department imposed a fine of 2.84 lakhs
After this, on the instructions of the government, the institute was also fined one thousand rupees per day for not completing the work on time. The period of imposition of penalty has so far reached 284 days. Accordingly, a fine of 2.84 lakh rupees has also been imposed on that organization. However, the work is not yet complete. The foundation stone of the new stadium to be built at the RTI ground in Gazipur was laid on 19 January 2018.
Many VIPs attended the foundation laying ceremony
With the efforts of the then Minister of State for Railways and Communications Manoj Sinha, the then Sports Minister Chetan Chauhan along with Sakshi Malik, Mandeep Jangra, Mirabai Chanu, Manjit Chhillar and many other renowned international players participated in this foundation stone ceremony. Many others participated. Then the people of Ghazipur as well as the budding players hoped that Ghazipur will get a better gift in the coming time.
Talented players from Ghazipur can use this good gift. After this, the people of Ghazipur congratulated Manoj Sinha on his Facebook post for trying to stay away from politics. According to the MoU, the stadium was to be completed by the executing agency and handed over to the sports department by November 2023, but the work is yet to be completed.
SIDO took action after investigation
Regarding this, District Sports Officer Arvind Yadav said that the assignment process was done by Uttar Pradesh State Construction Corporation Bhadohi by showing the work completed on the CM portal before 30 November 2023. After this CDO conducted an investigation and found that most of the work was incomplete. No electrical work has yet been done in this entire construction. Connection of transformer is also not provided. Seeing this, the government fined him one thousand rupees per day.
The work of the stadium is not completed
As for the construction of the new stadium, no electrification or fire fighting panels have been installed in the administrative building. Street lights have not been installed in the ground either. Transformers are also nowhere to be seen in the new stadium. Irrigation sprinklers are also not installed properly. The basketball court is also unfinished and the ground is not even covered with soil. Due to which potholes are created in many places and water gets filled in rainy season.
