Taken from the Goan 11/08/12. This is what is happening under democracy in Goa. Even our educationist are involved in this loot since they back the democratic system in Goa.
BC TEAM INVESTIGATIONS MARGAO: Let’s get this straight because the shock should hit you immediately. On December 22 and 23, 2011, 48 hours before the code of conduct came into place for the assembly elections, one division of the PWD issued 214 work orders, worth 60 crores. This division includes the heavyweight constituencies of Margao, Fatorda, Nuvem, Dabolim and Cortalim and the all- important Navelim. A two month long investigation by The Goan, has gone in to the very recesses of the PWD’s tender allotment spree, in complete violation of rules and norms and in a manner that clearly indicates a very high level of corruption. While the manner and extent of this looting spree has been detailed in a separate part of this package, the pre- election tender spree indicates the brazenness of what is nothing short of offi - cial dacoity. Take a moment to grasp this. The PWD department is spread over 25 divisions, each looking aft er a cluster of constituencies, or areas, including divisions for its allied services like water works. The Goan during its course of inspecting various fi les and work orders discovered that in just one of those divisions – division six, 214 work orders and agreement orders for planned and non- planned works at an inhuman speed. The tenders ( work order/ agreement numbers) 422- 655 on the works register are all dated December 22 and 23, 2011. The total value of the actual cost, Rs 60,17,34,548. One of the offi cials of the division, who The Goan will refer to as ‘ Tender Throat’ ( In humble deference of Deep Throat, the source of information of the infamous Watergate scandal) disclosed “ We were ordered to clear those tenders and we went mad. We just issued those orders blindly to contractors who had lined up, without checking as we had to clear them before the code of conduct came into force.” “ Executive engineers bear the brunt when scams are ex- posed, because we are forced to abide by verbal orders from the top”, said Tender Throat. “ From whom?,” we ask. “ Do you need to even ask?” comes the reply. Let’s put the information in context. The total number of tenders issued in division six in the fi nancial year 11- 12 is 655. If 214 were issued in two days, that makes it 32.6% of the entire year’s work, which was tendered in just 48 hours, before the election code of conduct. This was obviously the last roll of the dice for politicians who received huge kickbacks. Secondly, while investigations are still on, The Goan decided to do a very modest calculation of the projected spends across on December 22 and 23 in Goa keeping the division six amount as the base. While 60 crores was spent in division 6, The Goan has kept a ridiculously low estimate of an average Rs 5 crores of works tendered in each of the remaining 24 divisions in those two days, taking the total amount tendered ( in 24 divisions) to Rs 120 crores. This, plus the Rs 60 crores in division six takes it to Rs 180 crores of tendered works in 2 days before the code of conduct.
