PWD violated rules in executing projects, loss of crores: CAG

The Public Works Department of Delhi government has violated rules in executing several projects, resulting in loss of crores of rupees to the exchequer, a CAG report today said.
The CAG said that PWD did not invest adequate efforts and time in planning and design for projects before their actual execution resulting in inflated detailed estimates valued at Rs 38.68 crore and execution of extra items valuing Rs 147.43 crore.
"Provisions were violated as inadmissible payment of Rs 1.51 crore was made for items which were not included in the schedule of quantities and wasteful expenditure of Rs 1.30 crore was incurred on feasibility studies of consultancy works which were discontinued midway," stated the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in the Delhi Assembly.

The report, which includes audit of implementation of projects in PWD for the period 2011-16, also stated that the department failed to levy compensation amounting to Rs 24.9 crore due to delay in submission of drawings by consultants.