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MONITORING REPORT REGARDING UP-GRADATION OF 150-HIGH SCHOOLS TO

HIGHER SECONDARY LEVEL (B&G: 30:70) IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA ON NEED BASIS
ADP NO. 15/100280 SUB HEAD: GHS KHANANO DHARAI BUNER
Analysis and recommendation

Replies

The executing agency is intentionally delaying the

process of TS so as cover the reversions in
implementation & planning of the scheme. TS must be in
hand and be approved before the commencement of
work, but as per saying of the Sub Divisional Officer of
the C&W Department Technical Sanction is under
process of approval. It is recommended that the
concerned department should ascertain the process of TS
without any further loss of time.

Technical Sanction Estimate has been submitted to

Competent Authority for approval and will be
available for verification in short time.

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The Laboratory tests of material used in the structure and

the soil bearing capacity test has been conducted as
stated by the Sub Engineer of the executing agency but
the data has not been shared with the Divisional M&E
Office Malakand, which clearly indicates that the
material used is risk towards safety. It is recommended
that the C&W Department Buner should clear up that
why they are having such spoiled attitude of not sharing
data & also all the material used in the construction
Phase must be processed through Non Destructive
Testing under trained staff of UET Peshawar of it must
be assured that a safer structure is built up.

Laboratory test are being carried in routine for

every work along-with field tests and visual
examinations of the material. All the necessary
tests have been done and record is available for
verification. The test reports were not available
at site and instruction has been issued to field
staff to maintain separate file for all laboratory
test at site and copies thereof will be available
to M&E at site in future.

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Following are the observations regarding sub standard

workmanship and supervision maintained at the
execution site by the C&W Department District Buner.
The plaster carried out in the walls of the classrooms was
checked out physically and was not in plumb as shown in
photographs.
The columns of the ground floor connecting to the
columns on first floor and also the stem column
connected to the supper structure column was not in
alignment to each other as shown in photographs.

II

The contactor has been directed to rectify the

defective plaster and final payment shall be released
only after the rectification has been made properly.
The column for first floor and Ground floor as pointed
out are Verandah columns and not the main columns,
and the eccentricity being around 1.5 - 2 impact is not
that much influential because of continuity of slab,
minimum load and safety factor in the Design.
Similarly, the stem column appears out of alignment
due to extra concrete over and above the actual column
section and verticality of centre line is maintained.

III

Cracks in boundary of the school and also in the walls of

the class rooms were observed as sown in photographs,
which shows the poor supervision and workmanship was
maintained at site.

The cracks in plaster of boundary wall and class rooms

have been rectified properly at contractors cost. All
possible efforts are made for effective supervision of
works with the available strength of field staff, as half of
the posts of engineering staff are lying vacant for quite
some time, in C&W Division Buner.

IV

Round aggregates were used in the RCC Columns of the

Verandah (Pic-I). This will form no proper bondage with
the steel bars and also with the internal constituents of
the concrete which will contributes to the failures of the
structure.

Corrosion of steel bars in concrete is a serious problem

throughout the word. This problem drains significant
resources in the structural members. Corrosion is the main
cause of damage and early failure of the reinforced concrete
structures. This is caused by the exposure of the steel bars in
the structural members. The exposure of steel was observed
in the soffit of stair as shown in photograph, which will
cause a serious damage to the section.

Only crush from approved sources is allowed for the

concrete works. Sometimes round aggregates are
got included in the mix due to poor sieving of sand.
The tests of concrete have been carried out and
which confirm to the standard strength criteria.
Copies of test results are attached.
The steel in the stair soffits in a very minor portion
was got exposed due to shuttering problem as there
is a shortage of expert workmanship in Buner. The
exposed portion has been rectified and plastered to
avoid corrosion of the steel.

EXECUTIVE ENGINEER

SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER

C&W DIVISION BUNER

C&W DIVISION BUNER

SUB ENGINEER
C&W DIVISION BUNER