The Sen Times: Yavatmal: Sunday, September 24, 2017.
The
Maharashtra Lokayukta has summoned the secretary of Public Works Department
(PWD) and superintending engineer of Quality Control Board of Amravati to
appear before him in Mumbai on October 6 in a complaint of corruption in road
contruction works.
The complaint
was filed by RTI activist Ajay Borele pertaining to rampant corruption by the
then executive engineer and sub divisional engineer (SDE) of Yavatmal PWD in
the asphalting works on Yavatmal-Babhulgaon-Dhamangaon State Highway in 2015.
According to
Borele, the then executive engineer and sectional engineer of Yavatmal PWD had
given tender to their cronies and shown the works only on paper and drawn the
amount of Rs 15-16 lakh after filing bogus bills.
“In fact, the
asphalting works were not carried out at all,” Borele further alleged.
He lodged a
complaint before the Lokayukta in January 2015 in this regard and the Lokayukta
ordered the Quality Control Board of Amravati to report back after due
verification of the quality of the so called works.
However, the
Board allegedly submitted bogus report to the Lokayukta with a view to protect
the corrupt engineers.
Borele then
obtained the copy of the report under RTI Act and on verification, it was found
that a deliberate attempt was made on the part of the Quality Control Board to
safeguard the corrupt engineers.
The RTI
activist then filed a petition before the Lokayukta along with necessary
records and figures pertaining to corruption.
Taking
cognizance of the records presented by Borele, the Lokayukta has now summoned
the Secretary of PWD, Mantralaya, Mumbai, Superintending Engineer of Quality
Control Board of Amravati and the complainant to be present before him with
original documents and relevant evidences for a final hearing and disposal of
the case on October 6 at Mumbai.
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