The eight-member team set up by the land Protection Department has begun probe into the allegation of alleged swindling of over Rs 27 lakh meant for beautification of Surgi village. The fund was allotted under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
According to the complainant a former employee of the same Department BS Chandra the officials had allegedly embezzled the entire amount and demanded immediate action against those involved in it. The Department after taking the complaint seriously formed an eight member team to probe into the matter before it would catch the public eye as the official were alleged to have embezzled the entire sanctioned amount.
Confirming about the case, Rajnandgaon Agriculture Department Deputy Director Gopika Gabel said the probe team had already started its job inspecting the village adding no one found guilty would be spared. Meanwhile, Chandra said in his complaint that the amount was sanctioned to beautify the entire village Surgi including developing new ponds and deepening already existing ones.
The officials, he further said also carried out some construction works after the complaint was lodged for the name sake to avoid any legal action. According to him, the official had done their job well, the village would not have suffered acute water crisis in summer.