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DIBRUGARH: The multipurpose building, which cost Rs 14.08 crore to be approved in 2013, is still unfinished after ten years. Dibrugarh Municipal Board (DMB) has long dreamed of building a multipurpose structure with an auditorium, a marriage hall, a traditional gallery, and other amenities. Nevertheless, ten years after it began construction, the building is still under development.
Town and Country planning department of Dibrugarh was the nodal agency of this multipurpose building. The fund for this project was sanctioned under NCLPR(DoNER).
“It was a total wastage of public money. The people of Dibrugarh can benefit from this building but due to red-tapism, the construction work of the building has not been completed. The multistorey building will damage soon if construction work is not started,” said a senior citizen of Dibrugarh.
An engineer of Dibrugarh Municipal Board (DMB) said that they had received Rs 7.2 crore for the project. Rest of the amount has not been released by the concerned department.
“Rs 7.6 crore is still pending. If the fund will be released then the work of the building will be completed soon. The construction work of the building has been going on but during COVID period the work has been stopped and not started yet,” he said.
Sources said one of the Dibrugarh based contractor has taken the construction work of the building but due to some reason he had left the work halfway.
“If the building will be completed on time then it will benefit the people. The project was sanctioned during Congress rule but still after several years the work has not been completed,” a conscious citizen asked.
“A meeting was held regarding the releasing of the pending fund which has been allotted for the project but still not getting any assistance from the higher level. We have discussed the matter with the concerned minister and sought his assistance regarding the matter but no help is coming from his side,” an official of DMB said.
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