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c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> <strong>for</strong> more than 20 years spending a li<strong>on</strong>'s share <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the financial<br />

resources <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the state. It is reported that the ten irrigati<strong>on</strong> projects taken up between<br />

1961 <strong>and</strong> 1982 at an estimated cost <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Rs.183.85 crores had not been completed<br />

cven by March 1998. The total expenditure already incurred <strong>on</strong> these incomplete<br />

works amounted to Rs. 1235.25 crores. The estimates <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> these projects have since<br />

been revised to Rs. 1969.48 crores (CAGl. 1998).<br />

Various reas<strong>on</strong>s are attributed <strong>for</strong> the delay in the completi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> irrigati<strong>on</strong><br />

works. They are: (i) delays In communicating acceptance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> tenders; (ii) change <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

specificati<strong>on</strong>! defective estimati<strong>on</strong>; (iii) departmental lapses; (iv) intermittent strikes<br />

by labour uni<strong>on</strong>s at the work site <strong>and</strong> (v) inadequate budget provisi<strong>on</strong>s. It has been<br />

reported that in Muvattupuzha valley irrigati<strong>on</strong> project. the budget provisi<strong>on</strong>s have<br />

heen far belo\\ the actual e\:penditure during the period 198~-85 to 1992-93 (Table<br />

5.21). The actual e\:penditure was 73 per cent more than the budgetary prOVISIOns<br />

during the entire period under c<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong>.<br />

Table 5.21: Budget provisi<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> actual expenditure in Muvaltupuzha Valley irrigati<strong>on</strong><br />

pr0.Lec . t<br />

Year<br />

Oulla\ as per • F d 'd d Actual<br />

. - , un s provi e<br />

Funds provided as<br />

Project Report (Rs. lakhs) expenditure (Rs.<br />

(%) <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> expo<br />

(Rs. lakhsl<br />

lakhs)<br />

1984-85 806.00 r 200 348.33 57.42<br />

1985-86 454.00 40 199.78 20.02<br />

1986-87 400.18 i 200 274.68 72.81<br />

1987-88 '-15.58 i 210 24006 87.48<br />

1988-89 370.93 350 362.59 96.53<br />

1989-90 468.02 300 616.83 48.64<br />

1990-91 -100.00 400 i 536.27 74.59<br />

1991-92 800.00 800 840.05 95.23<br />

Cumulative ~9.j4.71 2500 3418.59 73.13<br />

Source. Complied trolJ1 C AGI. 1994<br />

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