KOCHI: The state government has indicated that it is in no mood to relent to the pressure tactics from Contractors Association which has been demanding a load test on Palarivattom flyover to prove the structure in its present condition is use-worthy.The state government has filed a petition seeking to review an earlier order of the High Court directing to conduct a load test to determine the structural stability and load-bearing capacity of the flyover before demolishing it.
The government made it clear that there was no clause in the contract mandating a load test. The court will consider the review petition next week. According to the government, exercising the option of load test was essentially a matter of its discretion. The High Court ought to have considered that the government decided not to exercise the discretion based on cogent and compelling reasons, as pointed out in the expert opinion.
