{"id":1564,"date":"2024-06-28T14:37:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T14:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/?p=1564"},"modified":"2024-06-28T14:37:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T14:37:32","slug":"mopit-recommends-blacklisting-chinese-construction-company-for-project-delays-and-quality-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/?p=1564","title":{"rendered":"MoPIT recommends blacklisting Chinese construction company for project delays and quality issues"},"content":{"rendered":"
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KATHMANDU:<\/strong> The Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Division of the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transportation (MoPI&T) in Koshi Province, Nepal, has recommended placing the Chinese company \u2018Chongqing International Construction Corporation\u2019 (CICO) and its Nepali partner \u2018Kanchharam Construction\u2019 (KC) on a blacklist.<\/p>\n

CICO and KC are currently involved in the construction of road sections Korsane-Kerabari-Singhdev (KKS) and Laxmimarga-Dengihat-Babiyabirta-Amahi (LDBA) in Morang District of Koshi under the Rural Connectivity Improvement Project (RCIP), funded by the Asian Development Bank.<\/p>\n

The companies were awarded a contract worth NPR 70 Crore for the construction of these road sections over two years.<\/p>\n

However, a ground inspection conducted by Senior Engineer Shaligram Devkota revealed that after five years, only 54 percent of the work has been completed by both companies.<\/p>\n

The quality of construction was also found to be dissatisfactory and substandard, contrary to the agreed specifications.<\/p>\n

Similar complaints were reported against the Chinese company \u2018China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd (CSCE)\u2019 in the Siddhababa Tunnel (ST) project in Butwal in December 2023.<\/p>\n

Chinese companies involved in various projects in Nepal, especially in road construction, have been accused of delaying projects to inflate costs.<\/p>\n

Some Chinese officials associated with these projects have also been implicated in illegal activities such as gold and narcotic smuggling, with allegations of ties to China\u2019s intelligence agency, MSS.<\/p>\n

Local Nepali authorities facing pressure from the Kathmandu-based Chinese Embassy have struggled to take action against such companies. This pressure often results in permissions being granted for these Chinese companies to continue operations.<\/p>\n

In other countries, including Sri Lanka and African nations, many Chinese companies have faced bans due to poor quality of work and cost escalation in projects.<\/p>\n

Critics allege that the current political leadership in Nepal is benefiting financially from Chinese companies and compromising Nepal\u2019s interests to favor these companies.<\/p>\n

They warn that such issues may intensify once the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Implementation Plan is signed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KATHMANDU: The Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Division of the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transportation (MoPI&T) in Koshi Province, Nepal, has recommended placing the Chinese company \u2018Chongqing International Construction Corporation\u2019 (CICO) and its Nepali partner \u2018Kanchharam Construction\u2019 (KC) on a blacklist. CICO and KC are currently involved in the construction of road sections Korsane-Kerabari-Singhdev (KKS) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"2","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"0","show_popup_post":"0","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"1","show_post_related":"0","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"no-crop","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"jnews_post_split":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-infrastructure","category-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1564"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1570,"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1564\/revisions\/1570"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}