water supply in Constituency No. 4, Port Louis North and Montagne Longue, he will, for the benefit of the Ho…
(No. B/18) Mrs A. Savabaddy (First Member for Port Louis North & Montagne Longue) asked the Minister of Energy and Public Utilities whether, in regard to water supply in Constituency No. 4, Port Louis North and Montagne Longue, he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Central Water Authority, information as to the – (a) measures taken during the last 10 years to alleviate the water problem in the constituency, and (b) reasons for the delay in the reinstatement of the roads following the excavation works carried out by the Authority.
Madam Speaker, with regard to part (a) of the question, the measures taken during the last 10 years to alleviate the water problem in Constituency No. 4, Port Louis North and Montagne Longue are likely to take some time. The list is being compiled and will be tabled in the Library of the National Assembly. Madam Speaker, with regard to part (b) of the question, I regret to inform the House that despite the amount of Rs700 m. spent by the Central Water Authority in its Pipe Replacement Programme and the reinstatement of some roads following the excavation
38 works carried out in 2024, avant mais aussi in 2024, in Constituency No. 4, Port Louis North and Montagne Longue has been delayed. Madam Speaker, I am informed by the Central Water Authority that there was a shortage of bitumen on the local market between June and September 2024. I am further informed that bids for permanent road reinstatement in the Montagne Longue were launched by the Central Water Authority in August and September 2024, respectively. However, these two bidding exercises were cancelled due to non-responsive bids. Subsequently, another bid exercise for the north of the tune of Rs70 million was launched in October 2024 following an evaluation of bids that were found to be responsive and will be awarded shortly. Madam Speaker, for today, I am circulating a list of roads where pipe laying and reinstatement works have been carried out in Constituency No. 4, Port Louis North and Montagne Longue.
Thank you, Minister! Yes, hon. Member!
I am shocked, hon. Patrick Assirvaden about those millions. Donc, on se pose la question : kot tou sa bann milyon la finn ale pendant toutes ces dernières années. Une question par rapport à l’état de nos routes, je ne parle pas uniquement pour la circonscription numéro quatre, mais pour les 20 circonscriptions à travers l’île par rapport à l’état de nos routes, les conditions, qui sont dans un piteux état…
Hon. Member, I am sure the Minister will not be able to reply for everything. Your question was on your constituency.
Okay, for my constituency.
Of course.
Alors, toutes les routes dans la circonscription sont dans un état piteux. Ma question est : ces contracteurs qui ont été contractés par l’ancien régime, est-ce des vrais contracteurs ? Est-ce des professionnels ou des braconniers ? Est-ce que vous comptez les garder en poste ? Merci.
Madame la présidente, je comprends l’irritation de l’honorable membre.
39 An hon. Member: Nou tou!
C’est normal!
Je peux dire que les R 700 millions englouties par la CWA pendant des années dans ce Pipe Replacement Programme où il n'y a ni queue ni tête, et je peux vous assurer, honorable membre, qu'en ce qui concerne ces R 700 millions que je qualifierai de « dévalisées » au nom du peuple mauricien, l’enquête est actuellement confiée à la Financial Crimes Commission pour savoir qu’est-ce qui s’est passé avec ces R 700 millions et surtout avec ces tuyaux que vous voyez tout autour du pays, pas enfouis, mais tout autour du pays. L’ancien General Manager de la CWA et ceux responsables de ces R 700 millions vont devoir répondre à la justice de ce pays.
Thank you. Yes!
Est-ce que le leader de l’opposition, ancien ministre des Utilités publiques, ainsi que l’ancien GM de la Central Water Authority, est-ce qu’ils pourront répondre et dire ki finn fer ek tou sa pake kas la ek tou sa milyon la ?
Madame la présidente, l’enquête nous dira ce qu’il faudra faire.
Nou pa pu ponn !
Madam Speaker!
Hon. Member, let me speak!
Yes, please!
Hon. Member, I will not tolerate this kind of attitude. I will not tolerate! You have to put your question, await an answer, and then put another question! That’s it! Hon. Leader of the Opposition, you wanted to say something? It’s question time.
Yes, if she wants to blame the former Minister of Public Utilities, she has to come with a motion in this House, and then we will debate.
You opened the floodgates, you see? Now, let’s carry on. We have a few minutes left for lunch. Maybe it is because of that that we are getting excited. Okay, the next person is, I think from memory, now you got me lost; I think B/19 is from Fourth Member for Rodrigues, yes!
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