Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 14: The State Vigilance Commission has booked Executive Engineer, Irrigation and Flood Control Department, Division Handwara for drawing bills against unexecuted and inferior quality works.
Acting on a complaint, lodged by one Mohd Jamal Lone of Pushwari Kupwara, verification was carried out of Flood Control works in Handwara Division, financed by NABARD. The works were checked in association with experts of Vigilance Organization Kashmir. It was revealed that out of an estimated cost of Rs 10 crores, Rs 7 crores expenditure had been made.
Verification revealed that Rs 1.24 crores were shown billed for cunnette cutting but on spot, no such evidence of carrying out of this work was available. Besides, many other works, which were reportedly carried out, have been shown on records to have been damaged only after a gap of four months. The verification further revealed that officers of I&FC, Division Handwara in conspiracy with beneficiary contractor have caused huge loss to the state exchequer by drawing bills against unexecuted and inferior quality works.
On the basis of the above revelation, case FIR number 36/2014 has been registered in Police Station VOK and investigation taken-up.
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