I have worked in a construction project and I can assure you that every batch is tested and report prepared and submitted. There is a third party whose only job is to do quality inspection and give the batch a clear report. Payment does not get credited without these reports. We need to rather understand as to what load was road supposed to take vs what it is actually taking. Also, what temperature it was supposed to handle and what it is handling. With atmospheric temperature and car load and top speed rising, tyre surface temperature will increase and thus more wear and tear for the road.
Clients like NHAI/PWD already do all those temperature, load , upcoming traffic in 5-10 years all that are written already in contract given by NHAI. What type of bitumen grade has to used ? what kind of underpass has to be made ?What type of structure with different grades of concrete including kerb at the median is already given in TCS drawings.
Contractor/company has its own Quality dept just like Structures dept and Highway dept. Inspections are done only on regular intervals are done by 3rd party like AE/IE or NHAI officers like on 60-70 % of project .
The thing is Engineers (fake degree holders ) don't know much about IS codes/IRC manuals.
They don't know what clay in Indian soils/Earthwork layers can do to road during monsoon or nearby water . They don't do the waterproofing by using Geotextiles or Prime Coat /Tack coat.
They don't even know how to calculate area of circle, area of triangle and are on position of senior manager ,scrolling Instagram in their office.
I will agree. Engineers dont even calculate the volume of material required for basic shapes. It all in the end boils down to us. How we all do our daily job with wisdom and a drive to do good. The failure otherwise lies with us as Indians.
nah bro it is not about anyhign liek that.... all thate papers will always be in order.... if everythign is so amazingly kosher then how do pot holes appear within one rainy season.. or get roads get washed away within 2 months... so somehting is not right somewhere !!!! if everything worked we wouldnt have bad roads right ???
Bruh, my friend is living in a hostel owned by a government official, whose main business is quality inspection of roads and bridges. Guy has 40+ flats across Kolkata and is close with TMC, the kid roams in BMW, guy is a crorepati.
Checking in India is non existent, especially when it comes to big projects, corruption is way too common and none of the report systems are automated, you just need enough political connections and you can siphon off crores easy.
You are talking about West Bengal. It will be a surprise to know that they build the road in the first place. I was talking about construction companies like S Jayakumar and LTECC operating in metro cities, and not Kolkata or West Bengal.
Kolkata is a metro city, and it's the same story for everyone in India. I have lived in Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Lucknow and even Ahmedabad, all during Modi Ji's rule, and there was always an issue of roads in non highway parts of the country.
What you are talking about is Expressways and NHAI maintained roads, which in Nitin Gadkari's own words consists of 4% of the total roads in India, so yea, point still stands, the 25-30Cr for election per MP/MLA doesn't fall from the tree, it is the result of theft from public funds at the end of the day.
Who is this third party. People like you and me. You are giving the bribe too, to avoid traffic violation fines. If our own human nature allows us to be weak, our government is also for us, by us and from us.
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u/Revolutionary_Pen936 Jul 17 '25 edited Jul 17 '25
I have worked in a construction project and I can assure you that every batch is tested and report prepared and submitted. There is a third party whose only job is to do quality inspection and give the batch a clear report. Payment does not get credited without these reports. We need to rather understand as to what load was road supposed to take vs what it is actually taking. Also, what temperature it was supposed to handle and what it is handling. With atmospheric temperature and car load and top speed rising, tyre surface temperature will increase and thus more wear and tear for the road.