Both Media Secretary and Director General of Government Information are in an agreement for corruptions
(Lanka-e-News-30.Dec.2012, 5.00PM) The Media Secretary Mr. Charitha Herath granted the approval illegally to repay the Twenty Millions of delay charges that deducted already on the delaying of constructions the newly opened “Media Centre” at the Department of Government Information.
The construction of “the Media Centre” five store building was to be completed by 30th of September 2009 and the contractor, K.D. Ebert and Sons Holding (Pvt) Ltd repeatedly requested to extend the completion period because they understood that they were not in a position to complete the constructions in due period. The consultant of the project, State Engineering Corporation of Sri Lanka recommended these requests and therefore the approvals was granted by the then Media Secretary, W.D. Ganegala at several times . Accordingly the completion due date was fixed as 30th of October 2010.
The contractor again failed to complete the project by the newly fixed due date and the consultant also didn’t recommend the contractor’s extension request furthermore. The Director General of Government Information, Prof. Ariyarathna Athugala called the several meetings with the both of consultant and contractor to speed up the constructions and sent the lots of letters to the contractor informing the poor construction progress by the March of 2011. Unfortunately the Contractor failed to achieve the client’s goal in due period and later the project was named as delay project.
According to the ICTAD’s rules and regulations (Institute for Construction Training and Development) the contractor can be claimed on delaying the constructions. The total amount of delay charges was the sum of Rs. Twenty Millions according to the contract agreement and the Director General of Government Information took the steps to deduct the delay charges on being made of payments on the constructions. The sum of Rs. Twenty Millions debited to the treasury as government revenue by the end of year 2011.
Amid of delay constructions, the contractor wished to get the full payment without deducting delay charges and then Media Secretary Mr. W.D. Ganegala and the contractor were in an agreement to get released the claims. But Mr. Ganagala was not in a position to extend the completion period and accordingly to get released the claim because the constructions of Media Centre were black listed already as delay project.
The contractor did not wash his hand although Mr. W.D. Ganagala retired from the post of Media Secretary and later contacted the newly appointed Media Secretary Mr. Charitha Herath. After the series of the discussions, Media Secretary agreed to grant the approval illegally for the extension of construction period on the Director General of Government Information’s recommendation. The treasury also did not hesitate to release the imprest immediately that debited to the government revenue once although it’s a rare practice. Ultimately the sum of delay charges on the constructions of Media Centre, Rs. Twenty Millions is to repay soon illegally.
(Lanka-e-News-30.Dec.2012, 5.00PM) The Media Secretary Mr. Charitha Herath granted the approval illegally to repay the Twenty Millions of delay charges that deducted already on the delaying of constructions the newly opened “Media Centre” at the Department of Government Information. The construction of “the Media Centre” five store building was to be completed by 30th of September 2009 and the contractor, K.D. Ebert and Sons Holding (Pvt) Ltd repeatedly requested to extend the completion period because they understood that they were not in a position to complete the constructions in due period. The consultant of the project, State Engineering Corporation of Sri Lanka recommended these requests and therefore the approvals was granted by the then Media Secretary, W.D. Ganegala at several times . Accordingly the completion due date was fixed as 30th of October 2010.
The contractor again failed to complete the project by the newly fixed due date and the consultant also didn’t recommend the contractor’s extension request furthermore. The Director General of Government Information, Prof. Ariyarathna Athugala called the several meetings with the both of consultant and contractor to speed up the constructions and sent the lots of letters to the contractor informing the poor construction progress by the March of 2011. Unfortunately the Contractor failed to achieve the client’s goal in due period and later the project was named as delay project.
According to the ICTAD’s rules and regulations (Institute for Construction Training and Development) the contractor can be claimed on delaying the constructions. The total amount of delay charges was the sum of Rs. Twenty Millions according to the contract agreement and the Director General of Government Information took the steps to deduct the delay charges on being made of payments on the constructions. The sum of Rs. Twenty Millions debited to the treasury as government revenue by the end of year 2011.
Amid of delay constructions, the contractor wished to get the full payment without deducting delay charges and then Media Secretary Mr. W.D. Ganegala and the contractor were in an agreement to get released the claims. But Mr. Ganagala was not in a position to extend the completion period and accordingly to get released the claim because the constructions of Media Centre were black listed already as delay project.
The contractor did not wash his hand although Mr. W.D. Ganagala retired from the post of Media Secretary and later contacted the newly appointed Media Secretary Mr. Charitha Herath. After the series of the discussions, Media Secretary agreed to grant the approval illegally for the extension of construction period on the Director General of Government Information’s recommendation. The treasury also did not hesitate to release the imprest immediately that debited to the government revenue once although it’s a rare practice. Ultimately the sum of delay charges on the constructions of Media Centre, Rs. Twenty Millions is to repay soon illegally.
