19 Sept-Kathmandu: Chairman of the Interim Election Council of Ministers, Khil Raj Regmi, has said the government was giving high priority for the primary technical tests of the projects.
He said, “The government would carry out the primary technical tests of different 21 projects of national pride through National Vigilance Centre in the current fiscal year.”
Addressing a programme jointly organized by the Centre and the Society for Primary Technical Tests here today, Chairman Regmi, said the primary technical tests were important to control financial irregularities, correct the mistakes, and provide swift services to people through development works.
He said lack of research-oriented labs, available human resources, and timely training to the technical trainers to keep them upto date, among others, has appeared as challenges for swift services.
The government would give priority for timely updating of the technical tests, build the Centre’s own building, establish well-equipped lab, manage necessary quotas and human power, said Chairman Regmi.
The government has forwarded the process to prepare centre’s own Act to make its activities effective and present it as a body with further strength and rights.
Chairman Regmi also directed to implement the reports and suggestions coming from the technical tests and irregularities.
A Directory on technical tests was prepared and brought into implementation since 2062/2063 B.S. The Centre had carried out technical tests of a total of 342 projects including road construction, bridge construction, irrigation, building construction, airport, drinking water and sanitation, and hydropower sectors.
Similarly, Minister for Energy, Umakanta Jha, said the Ministry has stressed on the technical tests of the projects in coordination with the Centre as it appeared to be very important.
Likewise, Chief Secretary, Leelamani Paudyal, urged not to leave any stone unturned for the quality of the structures of the projects that are constructed with loans and grants from foreign countries and organizations.
“I humbly request to pay special attention not to avoid the technical tests, because if we compromise on the quality of any project it would leave bad impression in the next generation,” he added.
Chief Officer of the Centre, Madhav Prasad Regmi, said the centre has been carrying out technical tests of projects of national pride worth above Rs. 500 million.
