Can you believe that 5083.89 kilograms of sub-standard and 2396.01 kilograms of rotten rice are lying in the CAPD stores in Leh, Nyoma, Nubra, Khaltsi, Kharu and Durbuk blocks? Similarly, 4489.11 kg sub-standard and 1779.21 kg rotten atta, 83.27 kg sub-standard and 59.27 kg rotten sugar and 956.95 kg sub-standard and 32.05 kg rotten salt is lying in these stores. The total value of rotten and sub-standard ration has been worked out at Rs 1.33 crore. This loss has happened in a country where 32 per cent of people live a life below poverty line. Who should be held responsible for this wanton waste of food grains? Leave human beings alone even livestock are totally unsafe to consume the stuff. All this has happened because there is no accountability for the officials of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) department for their acts of omission and commission. This rotten stock is lying in stores since 2007. Earlier also in these columns we had brought this issue to the notice of concerned. Even the orders for the final disposal of the stuff are nowhere in sight. With the delay in disposing off the stuff, there is every possibility of fresh stocks of ration getting spoilt, which means adding fuel to fire. Why can’t concerned officials be charged with dereliction of duty under the Service Act? The rotten stuff has been tested in the laboratory and the report clearly states that it is rotten and unusable. Orders for destroying it should have been issued forthwith after receiving the report. It is sheer lack of responsibility and chaotic conditions of the CAPD.
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