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MARGAO
Following Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s assurance on the floor of the House to order a probe into the Sonsodo imbroglio, the government has initiated the inquiry into funds spent on various companies that had set up shop at Sonsodo in a bid to resolve the mess.
Sources said the inquiry office designated by the government had descended at the Margao Municipal Council a day ago to seek possession of all documents and files pertaining to the waste treatment plants set up at Sonsodo since the late 90’s.
MMC Sanitary Inspector, Viraj Arabekar, who was on 45-day earned leave, also made his presence felt in the Sanitary section on Wednesday, to hand over the files to the inquiry officer.
Sources in the know informed that the files and documents, beginning with the waste treatment plant set up by Komex India, Hyquip Projects, Goa Foundation, and Fomento were reportedly handed over to the inquiry officer by the Margao Municipal Council.
Sources in the know informed that though the inquiry officer is expected to probe into the payments made by the government to the companies who had set up the plants at Sonsodo, the government is believed to have had paid money only to Hyquip Projects to set up the plant, which had never materialised.
While the inquiry officer has taken in his possession documents from the MMC on these waste treatment plants, sources said the audit report, which had reported discrepancies in respect of the Hyquip Projects is expected to come in handy for the officer to further probe into losses, if any, caused to the government by the plant.
