Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 22:
An Executive Engineer working in Minor Irrigation Department has been placed under suspension and a departmental inquiry started in connection with releasing a sum of Rs 11.95 lakhs for construction of pick-up wire over a stream just a day after issuing the work order.
Conveying this, a reliable source disclosed that the Executive Engineer working in Thoubal Division of the Minor Irrigation Department released the fund for construction of a pick up-wire of Amukhong stream on April last year just a day after the work order was issued in favour of United Brothers' Labour Contract Co-operative Society.
The pick up-wire was proposed to constructed near Ukhongshang Mamang with the target of completing the work within 12 months.
It was found out that the construction work had already been started before issuing the order and sanctioning of the fund, the source disclosed, adding that the Engineer has been placed under suspension and an departmental inquiry started as complaint had been lodged even at the Chief Minister's level.