As part of the e-governance initiative to make its working transparent, the Highways Department has introduced e-tender facility, Minister for Highways and Minor Ports M.P. Saminathan said on Saturday.
Launching a website of the Tamil Nadu Highways Engineers Association (www.highwaysengineers.com), he said he would take up the issues, highlighted by the association, with the Chief Minister.
Highways Secretary K. Allaudin said efforts were on to allow submission of bids for projects worth over Rs.10 lakh through the Internet from October.
K. Lokanathan, general secretary of the association, appealed to the Minister to bring all departments related to the Highways Department under one roof, besides setting up an engineering reforms commission.
Quelle/Source: The Hindu, 26.08.2007
