Fenaka says no graft in Thinadhoo water plant procurement
Fenaka urged the public not to make statements that could lose confidence in the company.
A water treatment plant for GDh. Thinadhoo has been procured in a manner that will resolve the problem as soon as possible, the Fenaka Corporation said on Friday.
The water treatment plant recently acquired by Fenaka for Thinadhoo was bought at a price of MVR 6 million higher than the MVR 7 million offered by the state-owned water company MWSC and did not meet Fenaka's own requirements, documents had reported.
In a statement issued following the reports, Fenaka said the allegations were being made to create a bad impression on the company's management.
The statement said that when the new management took over, electricity and water services were very poor in the island served by Fenaka. Seven islands are in poor condition, the statement said.
The company's managing Ddrector has previously pointed out that Thinadhoo has the biggest challenges in supplying water to meet demand.
Fenaka said:
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Currently, only the plant in Thinadhoo has to provide water; Three times in the last two months, private sources have had to obtain water
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It is a matter of great urgency; In the last two months, MVR 4.5 million worth of water was supplied to Thinadhoo alone
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Every time the service is disrupted, the residents of the island face great suffering
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If the problem is not resolved now, the islanders will suffer from water problems every month
Fenaka said it has applied to STELCO and MWSC for a new water treatment plant. However:
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MWSC said it would take five weeks
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STELCO said it would take 180 days
With that, Fenaka sought quotations from private companies that provide services and only one company submitted quotations despite two opportunities.
Fenaka said the water treatment plant was procured through the company's procurement process.
“The water treatment plant will be installed only after all the required parts are completed,” the statement said.
The new plant will produce 600 tonnes of water in Thinadhoo.
Fenaka urged the public not to make statements that could lose confidence in the company. The company also assured that it would continue to provide basic services to the people despite the financial challenges.
