Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 17: Vigilance Organization, Jammu has booked then Engineers of PWD (R&B) Division Ramban for alleged irregularities in road works.
A case under FIR number 19/2017 under section 5(1) (d) r/w 5(2) J&K PC Act and Section 120-B RPC, has been registered against the then Executive Engineers of PWD (R&B) Division Ramban and others on the basis of a verification conducted into the allegations of glaring irregularities and gross violation of norms in the execution of Banihal-Duligam road and Link road Chaknarwah, constructed during the year 2000 to 2010.
The verification revealed that developmental works on Bahihal-Duligam road were carried out during the period 2000-2010 and an amount of Rs 1,95,06,860.00 was spent on this project by the then Executive Engineers PWD (R&B) Division Ramban, namely G N Shiekh, Opinder Kar, A K Darbari and Parvaiz Shah. Moreover, departmental works on Link road Chaknarwah were also carried out during the period 2000-2010 and an amount of Rs 1,45,11,387.00 was spent on the project by the then Executive Engineers PWD (R&B) Division Ramban, namely G N Shiekh, . N K Dhar, S P Manhas, Opender Kar and Mohd Parvaiz Kamlaak.
During the course of verification, it has been established that both these works were executed arbitrarily and departmentally by above named Executive Engineers without going for tendering and fair competition under the pretext of urgency. The suspect Executive Engineers of PWD (R&B) Division Ramban, by abusing their official positions and in criminal conspiracy with the beneficiary contractors, exceeded their financial powers and ordered the execution of works departmentally beyond their competence under the false pretence of urgency at the cost of State exchequer. They have thereby extending undue monetary benefits to the beneficiaries/contractors, caused wrongful loss to the State exchequer.
The investigation of the case has been taken up.
Follow our WhatsApp channel