In UP, people hoped for water life mission that now water will come to the house. The wait was over, but the hopes started to break as the tanks fell. In Sitapur, 3 days ago, suddenly two and a half million liters of water tank exploded with a strong explosion. Cloud burst for a few seconds showed a scene. Houses
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People did not get a drop of water from the tanks of Lakhmipur and Kanpur. However, companies earned millions of rupees. He too without doing any work. All this has been done with the connivance of the officers, engineers and companies of the water life mission. At these places, there was a tender to make RCC tanks in the water life mission. However, the tanks of Zinc alum were erected to complete the work quickly and earn. This situation is from the entire state. Later, these tanks can also be the same fate.
Why are these zinc alum tanks running 15 years less than RCC tank? What were the flaws in the tanks that fell? Dainik Bhaskar The team investigated it. Talked to the company that puts zinc alum tanks as a team businessman. It made shocking revelations. The whole matter is related to the benefits of officers and companies and deadline. Read sequential investigation…
Zinc alum tank’s life from RCC 15 years less The RCC means the alternative to the cemented tank was made to Zinc alum, but the main point was not taken care of. First- Life means durability, Second- Rate. Talking about life first, the expert says that there is a difference of 15 years in the life of RCC and Zinc alum’s tanks. Where the tanks of Zinc alum give a guarantee of 10 years to 15 years, the life of RCC tanks is 30 years. According to officials associated with Jal Jeevan Mission, even today, officials associated with Jal Nigam advocate only RCC tanks.
Now let’s talk about cost. According to experts, there is a difference of about 30% in the cost of RCC and zinc alum tanks. Understand this, if it takes 100 rupees to become an RCC tank, then the tank of the same capacity of Zinc alum will be made for 70 rupees. Despite this, companies were ordered to build a zinc alum tank by cutting the cost of RCC by 0.76%.
Copy of permission to ereate tanks of zinc alum instead of RCC in Water Life Mission.
Then there were two main reasons behind making zinc alum tanks to be made in our investigation. First- Companies earnings, second- pressure to meet target.
36 lakh tank, 46 lakh rupees to officer companies Gaza Engineering Private Limited in Kanpur and Messrs Vindhya Telelinks Limited in Lakhimpur have worked. At both places, Zinc was installed from Messrs Manifold Communications India LLP Company. After falling both tanks, we investigated the cost.
We got the document signed by Priy Ranjan Kumar, executive director in the Water Life Mission. It has the cost of different capacity tank written in it. The cost of 250 kl/12M RCC tank is 47 lakh 3 thousand 800 rupees. At the same time, the cost of zinc alum is 46 lakh 68 thousand.
We called the number 01244722307 on the website of Messrs Manifold Communications India LLP Company as a real state businessman. Sanjeev Varmani spoke from there. He sent the rate of 2.5 lakh liters of zinc alum tank, which is between 8 lakh 90 thousand to 9 lakh 50 thousand.
The rate fixed for RCC tanks, out of which it was allowed to make a zinc alum by decreasing by 0.76.
We met a sub-contractor to know the rate of applying zinc alum tank with full structure. From this we got a letter from the PNC Infratech Limited Company working in the Water Life Mission. According to the letter, the 250kl/12m zinc alum tank is being prepared from the sub contractor for 1.5 million from the bottom to the top slab. The company offers free cement and bari, which costs 10 to 12 lakh rupees.
The main company installs tanks from another company. In such a situation, if the cost of Zinc alum’s tank is seen, then 36 lakhs are coming together. Whereas, the company is taking 46 lakh rupees from the water life mission for the tank. That is, companies are earning 10 lakh rupees on a tank without any work.
Damaged structure after a torn zinc alum tank in Lakhimpur.
Target Pressure: So the rules changed Now we had the question that the water life mission used to give preference to the tanks of RCC. So what happened is that now Zinc is starting to emphasize the tanks of alum. The answer was from two letters of the water life mission. One letter is March 31, 2022 and the other is on July 2, 2022. These letters are written to two different companies. The State Drinking Water Sanitation Mission has approved the Zinc alum overhead tank on December 10, 2021. Therefore, as an alternative to RCC overhead tank, it is approved to create a zinc alum tank of equal capacity.
Actually, the target time of the water life mission started in 2019 is being completed, but the work is not over. It takes 1 year to build an RCC tank. It takes 7-8 months to build a pillar and 4 months to make tank. It takes 7-8 months to make a pillar to make zinc alum tank, but the tank fit in a day or two.
This is the reason, the officials of the Water Life Mission want the tanks of Zinc alum to be finished quickly. It is clear from these letters that the department had tendered RCC tank from different companies working in UP. However, ordered to make zinc alum tank to finish the work quickly.
In Lakhimpur, an AE said on the condition of anonymity that when the proposal to make zinc alum tanks came, all the engineers opposed it. However, there was no second option to finish the work soon. Due to which the tanks of Zinc alum started.
Now know what flaws were found in the fall of tanks
Kanpur tank: poor quality nuts were installed When Zinc alum’s tank fell in Rahimnagar-Karimnagar in Kanpur, the authorities sent the company for third party inspection. After investigation on March 19, 2025, the third party company BLG submitted its investigation report. It was reported that Zinc Elam’s tank was installed on January 18, 2025. Whereas, the hydro test was carried out on 21 February 2025. Everything was found to be correct when this test was done. But in the investigation after the accident, it is revealed that the quality of nuts and bolts on the joint joint is poor. This may be the reason for the accident. ,
Third party investigation report after the tank fell in Kanpur.
Lakhimpur: Companies are working on their own, do not accept rules We reached the office of Jal Jeevan Mission Rural in Lakhimpur. XEN Yogendra Kumar went out of Neeraj district. We asked another assistant engineer present there the reason for the tank falling. On the condition of anonymity, he said that on April 22, for the first time, 30% water was filled in the tank. However, the company did not inform the department. According to the rule, information has to be given to the department and third party inspection company before testing.
Then the department’s engineer and TPI is a pressure test of the tank in the presence of the engineer. The department did not inform the department even when the company erected the tank. On the day of pressure testing, AE and JE of Randomly Department reached there. He stopped pressure testing. However, it is not understood how collaps occurred 4 days later. For this, the sheet of zinc alum tank has been sent in the lab for testing.
Villagers complaining to officers about the tank falling in Lakhimpur.
Given show cause notice to the company supplying zinc alum tanks Messrs Manifold Communications India LLP, a tank-based company in Kanpur and Lakhimpur, released the show-cosk letter by Executive Director of Jal Life Mission to Brijraj Singh Yadav. The letter was released on 26 April, the day the tank fell in Lakhmipur. It was said that the accident occurred due to inferior work in both the places. The company will not install any tank until the investigation report comes. Why should the company not be debarred for 3 years from the gross negligence.
Notice given to the tank installing company to debar for three years.
Where the tank fell 100% work, but the connection was not found near the tank When we came to investigate the Sheikhpur village case, we met Chhotalal there. Chhotalal says- If the quality is cured then why does the tank fall? Sarta, who lives about 100 meters from the tank, says- we did not get the connection. Now we say that we say that we will get it, but after several days, the connection could not be found even today.
Rakesh says- Ever since the tank has started, there has been no water. When we searched the website of Jal Jeevan Mission about this village, shocking figures were seen. When we saw the records, 258 out of 259 houses in the village have been claimed to be supplied with tricks.
Yogesh Verma, BJP MLA from Lakhimpur Sadar, says- Many more MLAs along with me wrote a letter against XEN Yogendra Kumar Neeraj that he is committing corruption. However, no action was taken on it. The brunt of which a tank exploded.
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