Poteru Large Area Multipurpose Cooperative Societies (LAMPS) Poteru Large Area Multipurpose Cooperative Societies (LAMPS) Dhaneswar Patnaik in Malkangiri district has been suspended over alleged irregularities in procurement of groundnuts.
Patnaik has been placed under suspension by LAMPS Administrator Samal Marandi after farmers alleged that their groundnuts were not being procured at a mandi managed by the LAMPS. The LAMPS authorities were refusing to procure the produce on plea of lack of sacks, the farmers alleged. The farmers had recently intercepted a truck carrying groundnuts from the mandi. It was alleged that the groundnuts were illegally transported in the vehicle.
Administrator Marandi said further investigation into the matter is underway and action would be taken against anyone found involved in the irregularities.