However, the project was temporarily taken over by the Department of Water Development (which was responsible for supervision) and despite the reactions and performances of the community of Avgoros, it was finally received later and officially, creating questions for the members of the Parliamentary Audit Committee, where the issue was discussed yesterday. as to the expediency of the action in question.
The damage is not limited to the network of the community of Avgoros, but extends to other communities and it is estimated that repairing the damage will cost millions of euros, unless those responsible turn a blind eye and agree to close the case with a patch.
The mayor of Avgorou, Panagiotis Michailas, stated that the President of the Republic committed himself to the concession of € 600.000 only for the paving of the roads that are affected with asphalt. However, one of the biggest problems seems to be the landslides in the excavation points, because the earthworks materials were not compressed properly, so the community and other stakeholders express fears that even if the points in question are paved, over time next year the roads will suffer from subsidence again.
The community leader Avgorou said that the quality of the work was low from the beginning, but when he was performing, the Department of Water Development pointed out that the community was not a party and that the community leader was not an engineer to own the Technical issues.
"They told us this, despite the fact that for what we indicated we relied on a technical team of engineers", said Mr. Michailas, who added that "we became graphic repeating the question: If for the restoration works of the roads on the surface that is visible quality that we see, what can one assume about the quality of work underground?
The mayor referred to the endoscopic examination carried out in the underground pipelines with a special video recording of the paths of the pipes and their slopes, which showed that 170 points / paths were found to have problems with incorrect slopes, as a result of which excavations were resumed. change pipes, correct slopes, make up for losses.
The mayor said that although he requested that representatives of the community and the prefect be present at the final reception, the Water Department set up a three-member committee which received the project, releasing the guarantee. "Nobody knows if the project will ever work properly," said Mr Michaelas. He also said that according to the Department of Public Works, which cost the damage, 68% of the roads need to be repaired. "Of the 29 kilometers of sewerage system, 20 need to be dug again before the roads are paved again," he stressed.
The mayor noted that the above costing did not control the damage to underground infrastructure (rainwater culverts, water supply network, etc.).
The chairman of the Parliamentary Audit Committee, George Georgiou, and the MP Skevi Koukouma, characterized as unacceptable the fact that despite the warnings, things were allowed to develop as described by the mayor and as they had found themselves examining the issue a long time ago.
The mayor of Deryneia and chairman of the Kokkinochoria Sewerage Council, Andros Karagiannis, stated that there are indeed several shortcomings, not only in the community of Avgoros but also in other communities. "It is very likely that we are experimental animals so that some people can learn to perform projects," he said characteristically.
He also said that today things are better in Liopetri, Frenaros and Acheritou. "We are in a tourist area, whose roads look like rural ones," he added.
The contractor is not exempt
A representative of the Water Development Department stated that the defects will be corrected and compensation will be claimed from the contractor.
The head of the Internal Audit Department of the Ministry of Communications said that in the past problems were identified and money was cut, but, as she said, it seems that there are still problems.
The head of the Internal Audit Service said that many things can not be overturned. "It is unacceptable that such technical problems exist," he said, adding that "a monitoring committee should have been set up in advance to prevent this, not now that the project is completed."
The Auditor General, Odysseas Michailidis, stated that a special committee will examine the defects and their restoration. He also said that despite the fact that the project was finally received, the contractor remains responsible for the "hidden" defects, ie the defects that were not visible during the receipt of the project.
Source: Liberal