The Kerala Contractors Association will hold a Raj Bhavan march on January 6

The Kerala Government Contractors’ Association (KGCA) will organize a march on January 6 from Jala Bhavan to Raj Bhavan and hold a dharna in front of Raj Bhavan and the State Secretariat, protesting the alleged efforts of the Kerala Water Authority (KWA ) disbursed, in violation of fundamental principles, an interest-free loan of ₹288 crore that the Center had given to the State through the Jal Jeevan Mission. The program.

The KWA has issued an order in this regard allowing vested interests, in violation of an order issued by the Kerala High Court. The agency will provide an additional amount of R638 million only if KWA provides the same amount that was given to them in the beginning. This sum totaling Rs1,336 crore would be of great help to contractors who have to be paid a sum of Rs4,000 crore under the Jal Jeevan Mission Scheme whose tenure will end on March 31, KGCA president Varghese Kannampilly told the media here on Friday (December 27). .

Even worse, Kerala is ranked 31st^St between States in implementing this plan. In this scenario, the period for providing drinking water to all rural households under the £44,000-crore project must be extended by at least three years. In addition, ₹ 12,750 crore should be made available immediately by the Central and state governments, he added.

He added that the repair, maintenance and repair of roads and buildings for the disabled as well as KWA assets have been disrupted due to lack of funding.