The anti-corruption team nabbed a gram panchayat official red-handed while accepting a bribe of `10,000 from a gram pradhan.
Gram panchayat official Lavlesh Pandey had demanded the bribe from the gram pradhan of Bhiti Rajaipur of Nawabganj Uday Singh to forward the file for payment under MGNREGA. On receiving the complaint the anti-corruption team asked the gram pradhan to call the officer at Civil Lines and pay him `10,000 in cash.
The pradhan gave a call to him and asked him to reach Eklavya crossing in Civil Lines where he will hand over `10,000 in cash. The officer reached the spot and accepted the bribe of `10,000. The team of anti-corruption unit nabbed the gram panchat official of Shringverpur and was taken to the Civil Lines police station. A formal FIR was lodged against him and the officer was arrested. The gram pradhan had submitted the papers regarding payment under MGNREGA for forwarding but the officer sat on the file and demanded `10,000 to move the file to higher officials. The pradhan contacted the anti-corruption unit on October 16. The anti-corruption unit sought permission for trapping the official and after getting the green signal, the plan to trap him was made and executed on Thursday evening.
MAHAKUMBH: From fixing routes to colour coding of e-rickshaws and autos, authorities of regional transport office (RTO) are mulling ways to streamline the traffic before the Mahakumbh 2025. For this a joint meeting of the divisional transport department, municipal corporation and traffic Police of Prayagraj Commissionerate will be convened soon. The office-bearers of auto and e-rickshaw unions will also participate.
Officials said in the first phase, routes of e-rickshaws and autos, which includes making some routes one-way, will be decided in Leader Road, Hewett Road, Rambagh, Bairahna, Tinkonia, Alopibagh, Daraganj, Sohbatiyabagh, Kamla Nehru Road, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Nawab Yusuf Road, Kotwali, Bahadurganj, Kydganj, Goughat, Stanley Road, Teliarganj, Katra and Allapur areas. After this, routes will be decided in outer areas of the city like Naini, Jhunsi and Phaphamau.
They said the idea of colour coding of e-rickshaws and autos has been mooted by several intellectuals of the city. For this, stickers as per colour code will be pasted on the back and front of e-rickshaws and autos. Apart from this, only registered e-rickshaws will be allowed to ply. The names and addresses of the drivers will be written on the vehicle. Their distance will be fixed at two to three kilometers only. Stoppages will also be made at various places for e-rickshaws for which sign boards will be installed at every intersection. ARTO (Administration) Rajiv Chaturvedi said: “Action will be taken against those e-rickshaws who do not permanently close the opening on the right side of their vehicle. Also, e-rickshaws will not be allowed to carry goods and those found violating rules will be challaned and the vehicle seized.”