Raipur
The Public Works Department (PWD) has blacklisted six contractors and barred the renewal of their registrations following severe delays in road and bridge construction projects across the Bastar region. The state government has also cancelled the registrations of two firm owners after repeated default on contractual terms.
To safeguard its administrative decision against legal challenges, the Chhattisgarh government filed a caveat in the Bilaspur High Court.
According to the order issued by the Engineer-in-Chief’s office, the actions follow persistent negligence, breach of contract terms, and failure to meet construction timelines despite multiple notices, extensions, and self-submitted affidavits by the contractors.
Details of penalty actions
M/s Transoft Infra: Registration cancelled; non-renewal order issued for 5 years for delays on the Chintalnar-Mariagudam road in Sukma district.
K. Mohan Reddy: Registration cancelled; non-renewal order issued for 5 years for delays on the Bhejji-Chintagufa and Chintalnar-Mariagudam roads in Sukma district.
M/s Raghava Construction: Barred from registration renewal for 5 years for slow progress on the Chintalnar-Mariagudam and Konta-Golapalli roads in Sukma district.
M/s Shanti Vijay Construction: Barred from registration renewal for 5 years for pending works on the Narayanpur-Sonpur-Maroda road in Narayanpur district.
M/s Pankaj Haldar: Barred from registration renewal for 5 years over delayed culvert and bridge construction on the Narayanpur-Sonpur-Maroda route.
M/s Balaji Infrastructure: Barred from registration renewal for 2 years for slow work on the Konta-Golapalli route in Sukma district.
Department officials stated that strict monitoring will continue across all ongoing infrastructure projects to prevent delays in public utility works.
