SRINAGAR: The State Vigilance Organisation today registered a second case against officials of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) for allegedly abusing their official position and allowing illegal constructions near water bodies here.
The verifications conducted by the Vigilance Organisation Kashmir (VOK) into the allegations that officers/officials of LAWDA have allowed illegal construction at Pahloo Brain on the banks of Dal Lake have revealed that a single-storey concrete house was constructed by one Ghulam Nabi Hafiz in the year 2014-15 without obtaining any building permission, an official said.
The verifications have also revealed that the concerned watchers of the area, namely Mohammad Younus Lala and Abdul Rehman Dar, had informed the then Enforcement officer Shah Sikandar Khan about the said illegal construction, besides the Secretary LAWDA also directed the said Enforcement Officer to take action in the above mentioned illegal construction, VOK official said.
However, the said Enforcement Officer neither stopped the raising of the illegal construction nor took any step to demolish or stop the construction, the official said. (AGENCIES)
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