Bhopal

Separate teams formed to probe civic bodies financial irregularities

SR

To investigate the financial irregularities in three municipal corporations, the State government has formed separate teams. These teams have been asked to submit reports within one week.

These municipal corporations include corporations in Gwalior, Rewa and Chhindwara. For probe in Gwalior, the team of officials includes Additional Commissioner Vikas Mishra, Superintending Engineer Suresh Sejkar and junior accountant Promod Nayak.

In Rewa, the team comprises Additional Director PN Pandey, Superintending engineer Rajeev Goswami, and accountant AJ Ekka. Similarly, in Chhindwara, Joint Director RK Kartikeya, Joint Director (Finance) Arun Paliwal and Executive Engineer Anand Singh will look into the complaints. In a letter forming these teams, the Urban Development and Housing department stated that there have been several complaints regarding non-compliance of the rules and regulations by these corporations in executive different projects has come to fore. Meanwhile, official sources said that the new government has decided to take stern action against these three municipal corporations that have been allegedly involved in gross irregularities.