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Telangana minister tells mines officials not to harass road contractors
Telangana minister tells mines officials not to harass road contractors
Telangana roads and buildings minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy has directed mines department officials to stop harassing genuine road contractors over mining permissions. At a review meeting with mines minister G Vivek Venkataswamy,…
The Story in Brief
Telangana roads and buildings minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy has directed mines department officials to stop harassing genuine road contractors over mining permissions. At a review meeting with mines minister G Vivek Venkataswamy, he called penalties of Rs 54 crore for a Rs 5 crore issue 'atrocious' and urged action against officials linked to the suicide of contractor Srinivas Reddy. The state is building roads under the Hybrid Annuity Model, targeting completion by August 2028.
The Indian Opinion
The usual narrative pits contractors as victims of a corrupt system, but the real story is more nuanced. Minister Komatireddy flagged a 10-times penalty on small contractors as disproportionate, and linked it to a contractor's suicide. The test now is whether the mines department will act against the officials responsible for that case, or if the minister's order will remain a photo-op. A single disciplinary action will tell us more than any number of review meetings.
Source: telanganatoday.com
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