Thursday December 20 2007 11:54 IST
Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: Rural Development Minister B.B. Harichandan has directed chief engineer Prabir Kumar Pradhan to probe the alleged financial irregularities to the tune of Rs 10 crore in Kendrapara Rural Development division and submit a report within a week.
The Minister’s directive came in the wake of newspaper reports on the alleged bungling of funds by the RD division either doing substandard works or submitting false bills.
It was also reported that some of the works were executed without calling for tender while in some other cases payment had been made without execution of works.
The division was granted Rs 12 crore from the flood relief fund and another Rs 8 crore from the 12th Finance Commission for special repair of flood damaged roads.
The Minister also directed superintending engineer, Berhampur, B.N Mishra to inquire into poor quality of construction of roads at Kuanri village in Phulbani district under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
Doordarshan reported that the PMGSY road constructed last year is in such a bad shape that communication is not possible.
The Minister reviewed the two issues at a meeting here today. Department secretary SN Tripathi and Director Vir Vikram Yadav were present.
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