On an allegation of illegal collection of money for providing pipe water connection to different households in Kantabanji NAC, one Mukunda Sahoo was arrested and sent to judicial custody. He was engaged by contractor for maintenance work in Kantabanji Public Health Section.
The Kantabanji PHS Engineer had filed an FIR against Sahoo January 25. Acting on the complaint, police arrested the Sahoo and forwarded him to the JMFC court on Sunday.
After the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) are included under the Mo Sarkar programme under 5-T mission necessary steps are being taken to transform the ULBs as zero tolerance zone so far as negligence in service and corruption is concerned.
Meanwhile, the Titilagarh Sub-Collector, who is acting as Administrator of Kantabanji NAC, has been ordered to make field enquiry as to how many more people have been cheated by the accused and who all are involved in such illegal collection of money.
The Balangir PHEO Division Executive Engineer has withheld salary of the concerned JE and asked him to furnish show cause reply on such matter according to the H and UD Department.