Contractors lag behind targets in Amaravati capital works

Vijayawada: Though the works in capital Amaravati gained momentum in the last few weeks, all contracting agencies executing works are far behind the intended targets to be met as per the work schedule. The Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) set work completion timelines for the contract agencies, with a target to complete the works by the end of 2027. However, some of the agencies which bagged multiple works could not even meet 25% of the targeted completion.According to the contractor-wise work completion data accessed by the TOI, 90 works with a combined agreement value of ₹42,728.85 crore were assigned to multiple contracting agencies. Against a planned cumulative physical progress of 19.60%, the overall actual progress stood at 9.72%, indicating that less than half of the scheduled work was achieved so far.Among the major contractors, Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC), which handles 21 works worth ₹9,330.5 crore, achieved 11.61% progress against a target of 21.93%. NCC achieved only a little over 50% of the target. Similarly, Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL), with 17 works worth ₹10,360.93 crore, achieved 4.86% progress against a target of 13.48%, which is only 36% of the target according to the schedule. MEIL is handling the highest value of works in Amaravati.Larsen & Toubro (L&T), executing 6 works valued at ₹3,858.21 crore, reported 4.75% progress against a 22.32% target, while RVR, responsible for 13 works valued at ₹6,031.9 crore, recorded 7.77% progress against a target of 16.20%.BSR, which has 19 works worth ₹7,439.89 crore, reported 13.94% progress compared to a 17.91% target, indicating relatively better performance compared to several other contractors.On the contrary, the contractors executing small packages showed better results compared to the companies executing multiple packages. KPC, handling 2 works worth ₹212.12 crore, reported 64.11% completion, matching its target, while MVR, executing 2 works valued at ₹796.05 crore, slightly exceeded its 35.23% target with 35.87% progress.However, several contractors remain at early stages of execution. KMV achieved 16.88% progress against a 70.16% target, while SPCL recorded 3.41% against a 30.72% target. One package under CIP has not yet begun execution, making it the laggard among all.In financial terms, the planned progress value stood at ₹7,775.22 crore, but the actual work executed was ₹3,856.76 crore, reflecting the same trend of lagging physical execution. The data from CRDA indicated that one of the reasons for the slow pace of execution was that the companies with big orders failed to mobilise men and machinery as required.