The Sachetan Nagarik Manch, a civil society body, has alleged that the State Government is involved in a multi-crore infrastructure scam during the Nabakalebar festival by allowing substandard project works in Puri.
The Manch on Sunday said that though the Centre had provided enough financial support for the mega event, the BJD Government failed to manage it properly and could not complete the project works on time.
“The State Government is claiming that it has spent Rs 2,000 crore in the festival. But one look at the infrastructure works in and around Puri taken up for the event narrates the poor quality of work. The Government received crores of rupees as kickbacks and turned a blind eye to all the works,” a member of the society said.
The State Government has received crores of rupees from the contractors for Nabakalebar villages and Maltipatpur bus terminal which was built at a cost of Rs 70 crore, he stated.
“We demand a CBI probe into the matter,” he said.