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WDB clarifies position

By Staff Correspondent
The Bangladesh Water Develbpmcnt Board (BWDB), in a statement Thursday,' said that the case concerning a dispute of Taka 1,48,77,462 between the Board and a contractor of the Meghna-Dhonagoda Irrigation Project now awaits verdict of the High Court.
Earlier, a report by the Auditor and Controller General revealed that the management of the Meghna-Dhonagoda project had failed to realise Taka 1,93,895,47 from a contractor who received the money as an advance and misused departmental machinery.
The BWDB said the contractor, Wahidun Nabi, was given the task of construction of the Kalipur Pump House under the Meghna-Dhonagoda project and completed it in 1988.
After paying the bill submitted by the said contractor as per terms of the contract, ft was estimated that an amount of Taka 1,48,77,462 became due to BWDB from the contractor on account of rent of equipment, electric bills, etc, the statement said.
The Executive Engineer of the Meghna-Dhonagoda, O&M Division, repeatedly requested the contractor to refund this amount but the contractor did not do so.
On the contrary, the contractor claimed that a sum of Taka 1,42,72,266 had become due to him from the BWDB. He also asked the Water Board to go for an arbitration, which was rejected by the BWDB.
The contractor then filed an arbitration proceeding in the court of the 3rd SubJudge. Dhaka, but the court delivered its verdict in favour of the BWDB.
The contractor was then again asked to refund the money, but he preferred an appeal to the High Court against the judgement of the 3rd Sub-judge.
The BWDB statement said the ease is now pending before the High Court.
The above clarification was given with regard to an item, Taka 20 crore foreign aid found misused under 9 ministries" published in the Daily Star on June 30.
Our report was based on the report of the Auditor and Comptroller General, Bangladesh placed before the Jatiya Sangsad early, last month.
The report clearly mentioned that the management of ,thc Meghna Dhona-Goda irrigation project had failed to realise Tk. 1,93,89.547 from a contractor who received the money as an advance.
The Auditor General's report did not mention the matter was pending before the High Court.