Puri, Dec 21: The steel box type portal frame design which was prepared by the Public Work Department for the Jagamohan of Srimandir has been cancelled by the ASI. It also gave its disagreement on issuing a no-risk certificate. After the ASI’s disagreement, a letter has been issued to the ASI DG by the Secretary of the PWD. In the letter the PWD mentioned that the ASI, keeping in mind the safety and no risks, should prepare a design if it finds the design prepared by the PDW not satisfactory. The ASI may prepare the appropriate designs even by the help of its experts and no one would prevent it from doing so.
Meanwhile, the Orissa High Curt has directed the ASI to submit an affidavit on the design prepared and the dead line on the completion of work.The same was also demanded by the Servitors. As the earlier submitted affidavit by the ASI was not in a proper manner, thus the ASI was asked to submit a new affidavit. It has also been instructed by the court to provide appropriate information on the other details as well as the work which needs to be done, informed Ashok Kumar Mohaptra, Petitioner’s lawyer.
