By Our Correspondent
CUTTACK/BHUBANESWAR: The 5T Secretary VK Pandian ,Works Secretary Dr Krishan Kumar and Engery Secretray Nikunja Bihari Dhal on Friday morning rushed to Cuttack and took stock of the ground work ahead of the inauguration of Taladanda Canal by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The Chief Minister will also inaugurate road project that will help movement to SCB Medical College and Hospital.
It may be noted here that, in January this year, Crime Branch of Odisha Police had arrested 7 persons including State Government officers and a contractor their alleged involvement in tender fixing and misappropriation of funds during the construction of a bridge over Taladanda Canal in Cuttack.
The arrest was made after an investigation by vigilance sleuths showed that an amount of over Rs 43.16 lakh government money had been misappropriated by the officials in connivance with the contractor during the execution of the bridge project during 2014-15 to 2018-19.
The arrested persons were Rajanikanta Dalabehera, assistant executive engineer, Rabinarayan Sahu, assistant engineer, Abanikanta Rout, divisional accounts officer (retired), Ranjan Kumar Debata, assistant engineer, Sudhir Kumar Panda, executive engineer (retired), Bimal Chandra Dash, superintending engineer (retired) and contractor Trupti Ranjan Debata.
