----------------------------------------------------------------------- Documented by Goa Desc Documentation Service & circulated by Goa Civic & Consumer Action Network (GOA CAN)<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ph:2252660 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- 3 IDC officers suspended for corruption -------------------------------------------------------- Three top officers of Goa Industrial Development Corporation have been placed under suspension for corruption regarding execution of road works in Madkai and Kundaim industrial estates. Sources in the Secretariat said that action was initiated after it was discovered that the road work which was shown as having been executed was prima facie not taken up at all.
The order suspending General Manager (engineering), H L Kulkarni, Deputy General Manager (engineering), K A Shirodkar and Area Manager, P Y Gaonkar pending an inquiry, was issued by the managing director Mr Sandeep Jacques.Disciplinary action has been proposed for having intentionally caused monetary loss to the corporation.
Sources said that the work of repairing roads and filling pot-holes of internal roads in the industrial estates at the cost of around Rs 3 lakh had been shown to have been completed between June 11-13.
The bills of the contractors were also paid after one of the top officers certified that the work had been completed.The fraud came to light when the managing director was visiting the Madkai industrial estate last week. Taking suo moto cognizance, he enquired into the matter and prima facie found that the road work was virtually not executed besides finding discrepancies in the works register.
The three officials have claimed that the work was executed but was washed away in the heavy rains (though hardly any traces of the work done could be seen), the sources informed.On verifying the records of the case, it was also revealed that no work of bitumen could have been possible as it had rained very heavily on June 12 and 13.
An administrative inquiry has been initiated against the three officials. For the last many months, the chairman alongwith the managing director of IDC have been trying to bring in efficiency and clean-up the system. ------------------------ HERALD 8/8/03 -----------------------
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