Toilet Scam In Odisha: 2 BDOs, JE Suspended On Charges Of Embezzling Crores
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Nabarangpur: Reports of economic embezzlement and irregularities in varied schemes and yojanas appear to have grow to be a daily affair in Odisha with two extra circumstances of alleged corruption in rest room development underneath Swachh Bharat Mission coming to fore not too long ago.
The State Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department on Saturday suspended Jharigaon BDO Debendra Bahadur Singh Dharua and Jharigaon block Junior Engineer (JE) on prices of corruption in rest room development underneath the Central scheme.
Several beneficiaries of the scheme had reportedly accused Singh of misappropriation of cash entitled for bathroom development and lodged police complaints towards Singh.
Later, Nabarangpur DRDA Project Director carried out an investigation, on the course of the district collector, into the allegations and submit a report following which Singh and Samal had been suspended.
Under the Swachh Bharat Mission, funds to the tune of crores had reportedly come for the development of bogs for every household within the area. However, authorities officers allegedly embezzled the cash.
While irregularities in funds for the development of 27355 bogs is alleged, Singh is accused of embezzling over Rs 5 crore via PC (proportion commissioning).
Similarly in Malkangiri district, Lariman Kharsel, BDO of Chitrakonda was additionally suspended for alleged misappropriation of cash entitled for the development of bathroom and directed to not go away the district headquarters.
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