Portions of embankments constructed to protect the land in Bindukhatta from flood in the Gaula river did not survive the first monsoon. Irked at this, the local Congress members submitted a memorandum addressed to the district magistrate seeking action against those guilty of such inferior quality work.

They have also demanded that the embankment be constructed again. The local MLA Navin Dumka also inspected the Gaula river area.

Congress members who reached the Tehsil said that the state government had constructed embankments at various locations in Bindukhatta to protect the land from the strong current of the Gaula river.  However, due to inferior quality of the work, the embankments could not survive even light rain and collapsed. Portions of the embankments have ended up in the Gaula river. The party members alleged that these embankments constructed by the Government are an example of the blatant misuse of public funds.  They demanded that strict action should be taken against those responsible for inferior quality work. The embankment should be constructed again, they added. The sub divisional magistrate Vivek Rai said that the memorandum submitted by Congress members had been forwarded to the district magistrate. A probe will be conducted in to this matter soon, he said. Meanwhile, the local MLA Navin Dumka inspected the broken embankments at two locations along with officials and engineers.

Talking to the media persons after the inspection, he said that the embankments had not broken but had subsided due to the soil at the foundation being swept away by the river’s current. Despite this, the embankments are capable of protecting the land.

He said that for now, he has directed officials of the department concerned to carry out temporary repairs of the embankments to ensure they stop water from overflowing.