NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday directed officers to situation a discover to a contractor and withhold funds after detecting irregularities within the development of the Reetkheri Hyperlink Street in Patiala district. Throughout a shock inspection of the under-construction highway, the chief minister famous that the challenge didn’t meet the stipulated weight parameters following a sampling take a look at. He instructed officers to formally notify the contractor and droop funds instantly. Mann additionally inspected ongoing work on Patiala-Sirhind Street in Patiala district and the Rurki-Reona Plan highway in Fatehgarh Sahib district, asking that samples from these roads be examined in a laboratory. Mann stated that random checks are being carried out to confirm that development supplies and processes meet required requirements. He additionally urged the general public to watch ongoing highway works and report any irregularities, assuring strict motion in opposition to contractors discovered to be violating requirements.The chief minister additional stated that the Flying Squad is actively overseeing highway high quality, and following a number of complaints about substandard supplies, contracts for sure contractors have been terminated. The state authorities has focused the development of 44,920 km of roads throughout Punjab by the top of subsequent 12 months, with an estimated price of Rs 16,209 crore.