Status of Mega
Drinking Water Projects undertaken by non-Odia Contractors in different districts,
Odisha
(Information
obtained under RTI Act by May 2025)
In 2023, the information
received under RTI Act from Govt. Departments ( https://odishasoochana.blogspot.com/2023/12/non-odia-contractors-awarded-huge-work.html ) exposed how a
mega Drinking water project worth
thousands of crores of rupees
have been designed to hand over the
non-Odia Contractors. A total amount of Rs 35,000 crores was simply
handed over to 17 Non-Odia Companies who enjoy patronage of Sri V.K. Pandian,
the then Secretary to former Chief Minister and his close associates i.e, non-Odia officers in Odisha
bureaucracy. During that time, we
had alleged that these mega Projects
handed over to non-Odia Contractors and
sidelining Odia Contractors was meant to loot state exchequer in name of
providing drinking water to the People of Odisha. After
BJP Govt. came to power in 2024, we filed complaint before Govt. seeking an
inquiry and special audit into allotment of mega projects to all non-Odia
Contractors. Despite assurance given by
Govt., no inquiry was conducted so far.
Out of our curiosity and to understand the status of the project and
action, if any taken by Govt. against Non-Odia Contractors, we filed RTI in the
office of Engineer-in-Chief, RWSS to access this information. The below is the
present status of the mega drinking
water projects. Though four to
five years passed since sanction of the project and despite extension of
time is granted, not a single project has been completed so far. The lack of
potable drinking water for rural people
in Odisha has led to widespread outbreak of Diarrhoea in different
districts. We put this information in
public domain with the objective generating public opinion and putting pressure
on Govt. to refrain from sanctioning any kind of project to non-Odia
Contractors.
|
Sl.No. |
Name of District |
Name of agency |
Name of the project |
Total amount sanctioned with
year |
Total amount utilized |
Status of the project |
Remarks |
|
1 |
Puri |
M/s Indian Hume Pipe Co.
Ltd., Mumbai |
Mega Piped Water Supply to
68 villages of Astarang Block, 64 villages of Kakatpur block, 52 villages of
Gop Block of Puri district |
Rs. 192.46 crore in 2023 |
NA |
On-going |
|
|
2 |
Puri |
M/s Indian Hume Pipe Co.
Ltd. , Mumbai |
Mega Drinking Water Project
for supply of drinking water to 68 villages under Puri Sadar and 78 villages of Gop block |
Rs. 213.98 crore |
NA |
On going |
|
|
3 |
Puri |
M/s Indian Hume Pipe Co.
Ltd. , Mumbai |
Mega Drinking Water Project for water supply to 78 villages of Delang Block |
Rs. 107.42 Crore |
NA |
On4 going |
|
|
4 |
Puri |
M/s GVPR Engineer’s Co
Ltd. Hyderabad |
Mega Drinking Water Project for water supply to 126 villages of Kanas
Block, 18 villages of Brahmagiri Block , 14 villages of Satyabadi Block |
Rs. 184.12 Crore |
NA |
Ongoing |
|
|
5 |
Khorda |
JMC-Jindal water
Infrastructure Ltd. Joint Venture |
Piped Water Project to 337
villages of Bolagada and Begunia Block
of Khorda district ( Location- Sananayapali, patapursasan Gp, Bolagarh ) |
Rs. 326.08 Crore |
NA |
On going |
|
|
6 |
Khorda |
Krishan S, Mumbai and UMSL Ltd, Odisha |
Mega PWS to Ranipada Cluster
of Banpur block |
Rs. 67.57 Crore |
NA |
Ongoing |
|
|
7 |
Khorda |
L &T Company |
Mega PWS to Chilika, Tangi and Banpur blocks |
Rs. 188.76 Crore |
NA |
Ongoing |
|
|
8 |
Khorda |
L and T Company |
Mega PWS to Begunia and
jatni Block |
Rs. 278.06 Crore |
NA |
Ongoing |
|
|
9 |
Khorda |
NCC Company |
Mega PWS to Balipatna Block |
Rs. 142.73 Crore |
NA |
Ongoing |
|
|
10 |
Khorda |
NCC Company |
Mega PWS to 16 GPs of
Balianta Block |
Rs. 128.62 Crore |
NA |
Ongoing |
|
|
11 |
Khorda |
NCC Company |
Mega PWS to 9 GPs of
Bhubaneswar Block |
Rs. 82.61 Crore |
NA |
Ongoing |
|
|
12 |
Khorda |
NCC Company |
Mega PWS to 6 GPs of
Bhubaneswar Block |
Rs. 46.72 Crore |
NA |
Ongoing |
|
|
13 |
Khorda |
NCC Company |
Mega PWS to 17 GPs of Tangi
Block |
Rs. 133.58 Crore |
NA |
Ongoing |
|
|
14 |
Jajpur |
Megha Engineering and
Infrastructure Limited , Hyderabad |
Mega PWS to Dasarathpur Block |
Rs. 181.78 Crore ,
sanctioned in 2018-19 |
Es. 158.95 crore |
On going |
Project was about to be completed by 30.12.2021 .
But EOT applied upto 30.12.24. Still Project is not completed. |
|
15 |
Jajpur |
Megha Engineering and
Infrastructure Limited, Hyderabad |
Mega PWS to Badachana Block |
Rs.335.72 Crore sanctioned
in 2018-19 |
Rs. 287.32 crore |
On-going |
Project was about to be completed by 30.12.2021 .
But EOT applied upto 30.12.24. Still Project is not completed. |
|
16 |
Jajpur |
Megha Engineering and
Infrastructure Limited, Hyderabad |
Mega PWS to Dharmashala
Block |
Project was about to be completed by 30.12.2021 .
But EOT applied upto 30.12.24. Still Project is not completed. |
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|
17 |
Jajpur |
Megha Engineering and
Infrastructure Limited, Hyderabad |
Mega PWS to Jajpur and
Binjharpur Block |
Rs.245.98 crore , sanctioned
in 2020-21 |
Rs.189.18 crore |
On-going |
Project was about to be completed by 22.3.24 . But EOT applied upto 24.3.25 Still
Project is not completed. |
|
18 |
Jajpur |
KEC and BRCC |
Mega PWS to Danagadi block |
RS. 87.11 Crore |
Rs. 67.35 crore |
On going |
Project to be completed by
9.3.21 but EOT approved 23.2.25 . but
not completed |
|
19 |
Jajpur |
KEC International Ltd joint
venture with BRCC |
Mega Drinking Water Project
for Dharmashala and Rasulpur block |
Es.167.16 crore |
Rs. 115.77 crore |
On going |
Project to be completed by
9.3.21 . EOT Approved till 23.2.25. but not completed |
|
20 |
Jajpur |
KPIL |
Mega PWS to 258 villages
under Korei block |
Rs.127.06 crore |
Rs. 32.79 crore |
On going |
The project is about to be
completed by 24.3.25 . but continuing. |
|
21 |
Jajpur |
KPIL Company |
Mega Drinking Water Project
for 89 villages under Bari block |
Rs. 127.60 crore Sanctioned on 2022-23 |
Ongoing |
||
|
22 |
Jajpur |
NCC Limited |
Mega Drinking Water Project
for 52 mining affected villages of 16 GPs of Sukinda block |
Rs. 107 crore sanctioned in
2018-19 |
Rs. 101.09 crore |
Ongoing |
Project was sanctioned on
27.11.21 and extended upto 31.5.24 . but not yet completed |
|
23 |
Jajpur |
NCC Limited |
Mega Drinking Water Project
for 33 no of mining affected villages of Sukinda block |
Rs. 79.56 crore sanctioned in 2017-18 |
Rs. 67.03 crore |
Ongoing |
Project was about to
complete on 30.9.21 but not yet completed |
|
24 |
Jajpur |
NCC Limited |
Mega Drinking Water Project for 15 no. of
mining affected villages of Sukinda block |
Rs. 46.19 crore sanctioned
in 2018-19 |
Rs. 43.99 crore |
Ongoing |
Project was about to
complete on 30.11.2022 but not yet
completed |
|
25 |
Rayagada |
M/S KEC Limited and SPML Joint Venture |
Mega Drinking Water Project
for 24 GP, 418 Villages and 4 GPs, 49 villages of Rayagada Block |
Rs. 298.70 crore |
Rs. 152.20 crore |
On-going |
No action taken |
|
26 |
Rayagada |
M/s Zuberi Engineering
Private Limited |
14 GPs of Gunupur Block |
Rs. 79.40 Crore |
Rs. 58.40 Crore |
On-going |
No Action Taken against the Company |
|
27 |
Rayagada |
M/S SIIPL and SIEPL Joint
Venture |
3 no. Individual RPWS
Project pertaining to Ramanaguda and
Kolanara Block |
Rs. 114.68 Crore |
Rs. 35.58 Crore |
On-going |
No action taken against the Company. |
|
28 |
Rayagada |
M/s Zuberi Engineering
Private Limited |
Execution of Mega PWS
Project to 18 GPs of Bisamcuttack Block |
Rs. 84.23 Crore |
Rs. 63.37 Crore |
On-going |
No action taken by the
Company |
|
29 |
Cuttack |
M/s Megha Engineering
Infrastructure Ltd. |
Mega PWS Project for 37 GPof
Mahanga Block and 7 GP of Nischnktakoili Block |
Rs. 194.92 Crore |
Rs. 165.95 Crore |
On-going |
Partially functional |
|
30 |
Cuttack |
Blue Star , SPML Infra JV Limited |
Mega PWS Project for 72 villages of Nischntakoili Block |
Rs. 62.16 Crore |
Rs. 26.67 Crore |
Ongoing |
Non-Functional |
|
31 |
Cuttack |
Blue Star VISHWA Infra JV
Ltd. |
Executing of Mega PWS
Project pertaining to 13 GPs of Banki Block, 17 GPs of Damapada Block, 2 GPs
of Baranga Block |
Rs. 189.69 Crore |
Rs. 68.64 Crore |
Ongoing |
No-functional |
|
32 |
Cuttack |
M/S Dineshchandra R. Agrawal
Infracon Pvt. Ltd. JV with M/s Bhugan
Infracon Pvt. Ltd. |
Execution of PWS Project for
149 villages of Tangi Choudwar Block |
Rs. 153.51 Crore |
Rs. 27.16 Crore |
Ongoing |
Non-functional |
|
33 |
Gajapati |
JMC – SPML Joint Venture |
Mega PWS Project for 39 GP
of Mohana Block from Harabhanga Reservoir |
Rs. 622.13 Crore |
Rs.198.57 Crore |
Ongoing |
|
|
34 |
Gajapati |
Mega PWS Project for 19 GPs
of Nuagada Block, 17 GPs of R. Udayagiri Block |
|
|
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|
35 |
Gajapati |
5 GPs of Gumma Block |
Rs.30.33 Crore |
|
Ongoing |
|
|
|
36 |
Gajapati |
Megha Engineering and
Infrastructure Limited |
Mega PWS project for 190
villages of Rayagada Block |
Rs. 379.17 Crore |
Rs. 47.88 Crore |
ongoing |
|
|
37 |
Boudh |
Land T Company Ltd. |
Mega PWS Project for Boudh
Block |
Rs.205.48 Crore |
Rs. 194.89 Crore |
Ongoing |
|
|
38 |
Boudh |
Land T Company Limited |
Mega PWS Project for
Kantamala Block |
Rs. 214.93 Crore |
Rs.202. 22 Crore |
Ongoing |
|
|
39 |
Boudh |
Land T Company Limited |
Mega PWS Project for Harabhanga Block |
Rs. 195.70 Crore |
Rs. 134.47 Crore |
Ongoing |
|
|
40 |
Nawarangpur |
JMC-JWIL Company |
Mega PWS project for 72 GPs
of Nandahandi and Tentulukhunti Block |
Rs. 149.39Crore sanctioned
on 9.8.2019 |
Rs.139.20 Crore |
Ongoing |
Date of the
completion was 8.8.21. EOT was granted upto 31.12.24. Still Project
could not be completed . Penalty amounting 0.05 % of Project Cost per day was
imposed on 2.3.2024 onwards |
|
41 |
Nawarangpur |
JMC-JWIL Company |
Mega PWS project for 11 GPs
of Kosagumuda Block |
Rs. 99.01 Crore sanctioned on 9.8.2019 |
Rs. 101.63 Crore |
Ongoing |
Date of the
completion was 8.8.21. EOT was granted upto 31.12.24. Still Project
could not be completed . Penalty amounting 0.05 % of Project Cost per day was
imposed on 2.3.2024 onwards |
|
42 |
Nawarangpur |
M/s GVPR Engineering Pvt.
Ltd |
Two no. Individual Mega PWS
Project for Nawarangpur, Papadahandi and Kosagumuda Block |
Rs. 403.94 Crore sanctioned
on 1.3.2019 |
Rs. 368.41 Crore |
Ongoing |
The Project was about to
complete 30.7.21 . But EOT was extended to 31.12.2025 . penalty amounting
0.03 % on balance work for delay in project
imposed on 5.11.24 |
|
43 |
Nawarangpur |
M/s GVPR Engineering Pvt.
Ltd |
Two no. Individual Mega PWS
Project for Chandahandi Block |
Rs. 139.48 Crore sanctioned on 1.3.2019 |
Rs.118.73 Crore |
Ongoing |
|
|
44 |
Nawarangpur |
M/s L and T Company Ltd |
66 villages of Dabugaon
Block and 68 villages of Jharigaon Block |
Rs. 261.27 Crore |
Rs.39.04 Crore |
Ongoing |
The project started on 294.23 and date fixed
for Completion 29.3.25. But 10% of work has not been completed |
|
45 |
Keonjhar |
M/s NCC Ltd, Hyderabad |
19 villages under Hatadihi
Block |
Rs.35.87 Crore |
Rs. 36.15 Crore |
Completed and operational |
|
|
46 |
Keonjhar |
M/s NCC Ltd, Hyderabad |
200 villages under Hatadihi
Block |
Rs. 281.87 Crore |
Rs. 290.08 Crore |
Ongoing |
Though more amount released
than sanctioned amount , the project could not be completed. |
|
47 |
Keonjhar |
M/s Megha Engineering
Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. |
Mega PWS for 138 no.
villages under Saharapada Block |
Rs.182.32 Crore |
Rs. 186.18 Crore |
Ongoing |
Govt. has penalized /
liquidated damage to the tune of 1% on the balance value of work on the
executing agency on 28.2.24 |
|
48 |
Keonjhar |
M/s Megha Engineering
Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. |
Mega PWS to 81 no. villages
under Anandpur Block |
Rs.112.37 Crore |
Rs. 114.62 Crore |
Ongoing |
Govt. has penalized /
liquidated damage to the tune of 1% on the balance value of work on the
executing agency on 28.2.24 |
|
49 |
Keonjhar |
M/s Megha Engineering
Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. |
Mega PWS to 200 no.
villages under Ghasipura and Anandpur |
Rs. 155.44 Crore |
Rs. 151.12 Crore |
Ongoing |
Govt. has penalized /
liquidated damage to the tune of 1% on the balance value of work on the
executing agency on 28.2.24 |
|
50 |
Keonjhar |
M/S Land T limited |
Mega PWS for 144
villages of telkoi, Ghatagaon
and Patna and HarichndanPur Block |
Rs. 1176.50 sanctioned in
2019 |
Rs. 355 .53 Crore |
Ongoing |
The Govt. Has imposed
penalty amounting Rs.1,18,17, 568.00
on 8.10.2024 |
|
51 |
Sundargarh |
Kalpataru Pvt. Ltd ( JMC) |
Mega PWS for Bisra, Lathikata, Lahunipada and Bonai block |
Rs.388.81 Crore |
Rs. 215.44 Crore |
Ongoing |
60% work completed . Govt.
has imposed penalty Rs. 26,35,660.00 |
|
52 |
Sundargarh |
Universal MEP Project and
Engineering services ( VOLTAS) |
Mega PWS to Gurundia and
Lathikata Block |
Rs. 152.00 crore |
Rs. 121.74 crore |
Ongoing |
An amount of
27,45,118.00 as penalty imposed .
External electrification not completed. |
|
53 |
Sundaragarh |
Universal MEP Project and
Engineering services ( VOLTAS) |
Mega PWS for Koida and
Lahunipada Block |
Rs.168.11 Crore |
Rs. 121.74 crore |
Ongoing |
A penalty amounting Rs. 30,
47,485 imposed water supply is under
testing |
|
54 |
Sundaragarh |
Universal MEP Project and
Engineering services ( VOLTAS) |
Mega PWS for Kuanrmunda,
Nuagaon Block |
Rs. 340.39 Crore |
Rs.282,09 Crore |
Ongoing |
Rs. 19,31,910 penalty
imposed |
Prepared
by Pradip Pradhan , M-9937843482
Date-
25.6.25
