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Bhaskar: Ahmedabad: Wednesday, October 10, 2012.
The state
government-owned Gujarat Power Corporation Ltd (GPCL) is not providing details
of the land deals for its ambitious Charanka solar power project in Patan
district, alleged a petitioner, Farsu Goklani, Congress leader from Radhanpur.
He sought
details of various issues related to the project under the RTI Act. On Tuesday
the GPCL informed the Gujarat high court that it has provided details sought by
the petitioner as per the order of the chief information commissioner (CIC).
However, Goklani’s lawyer said the corporation has furnished details that were
not asked for.
“The GPCL has
given details regarding the soil testing report of the project which was never
demanded by us under RTI Act. We sought details about land deals of the
project,” said Zubin Bharda, counsel for Goklani. The CIC, who was made a party
in the petition, has sought time to file a reply and matter has been adjourned
to next month.
On August 17,
Goklani had written to principal secretary of energy and petrochemicals
department alleging corruption of Rs400 crore in awarding contracts in the
project and other irregularities. The letter claimed that local politicians
acquired land at throwaway prices and sold it to GPCL at higher rates.
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