Demanded high level probe into
bungling of funds
Kishtwar, August 02: Vice-President
JKPCC and MLA Inderwal Ghulam Mohammad Saroori today took the strong note of
allotting road clearance (landslides), restoration work on Batote-Thathri
National Highway to various contractors by the R&B division Doda without floating
tenders.
Saroori said that the Executive
Engineer in close proximity with some local contractors is alloting works to
them without floating tenders thereby causing heavy loss to the state
exchequer. He further alleged that the damage report prepared for clearing the
landslides on Batote-Thathri National Highway is meant to benefit the
particular contractor and is aimed at "looting" the state which is
already in "shambles" financial condition.
"Damage Report that has been
prepared for clearing the slips, restoration work on Batote-Thathri National
Highway is highly gruesome as the time period mentioned (in hours) is five
times more than the genuine time period required to clear the same with the
help of JCB", Saroori said in agony.
He asked the government officials to
float the tenders before allotting tenders to the contractors that too in and
accordance to norms of e-tendering. He further said that people even filed RTI
with regard to the issuance of work without tender, added that the department
fails to give the reply to these RTI even after lapse of stipulated time frame.
"I have taken up the matter with
Director and SSP Vigilance and have also forwarded a letter to the officer--- I
am pretty sure that the organisation will soon weed out the scandal", said
Saroori.
Saroori also demanded a high level
probe into the mass irregularities done by the government officials and also
requested the Chief Minister of J&K Mufti Muhammad Sayed and Minister for
Roads and Buildings (R&B) Syed Altaf Bukhari to personally intervene into
the matter and get the erring officials booked.
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