the goan I network
SANGUEM
Alleging that money had been approved for works that were never executed, a man from Netravali has filed a complaint against a sarpanch and some officials, accusing them of irregularities, fraud and siphoning of funds.
In his complaint to the vigilance department on December 13, Amit Naik claimed that two pre-monsoon works tendered by panchayat were never executed, even though the bill had already been approved.
“The panchayat has on record executed the tender at an amount of Rs 3,24,968 for cutting of bushes and de-silting of drains in all seven wards of Netravali panchayat,” the complaint reads.
“The bills which are submitted and paid by authorities indicate that an amount of Rs 1,04,328 has been billed for engaging labourers, Rs 48,300 for plying of tipper trucks and Rs 1,75,500 for clearing the bushes,” Naik said.
“But in reality, no work has been done on any of the site. I can provide video footage and photographs of all wards to support my allegations against the officers and the contractor,” he added.
“The entire amount has been misappropriated and fraudulently claimed from the state treasury.”
Naik has appealed to the vigilance department to summon all relevant files, including the completion certificate issued to the contractor which, he said, is mandatory for clearing of the bills.
Copies of his complaint have been forwarded to the Director of Panchayats, Sanguem BDO and the panchayat secretary of the Netravali panchayat.
Meanwhile, sources in the Netravali panchayat have denied the allegations and claimed the allegations to be false and frivolous. They claim the bills had been cleared only after the completion of the tendered work.
