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Hydraulic division Kishtwar spends lakhs
Restoration of water supply schemes
3/30/2018 11:57:25 PM
Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 30: After unearthing wasteful expenditure of Rs. 1.85 Crore on repairs of 3 stage water lifting scheme in Kishtwar by the hydraulic division Kishtwar without yielding any fruitful results, Early Times have accessed more documents revealing that Hydraulic Division Kishtwar spent whopping Rs. 139.168 lacs on various water supply schemes, mostly falling in Kishtwar constituency represented by BJP MLA and MoS Sunil Sharma.
The documents reveal that Rs. 11 lacs were spent on 6 water supply schemes during the year ending March 2017 under MH 4215-NRDWP viz WSS Sazar (1 lac), WSS Kishtwar Town (2 lacs), WSS Janglwar Deldan Nallah (1.5 lacs), WSS Jangalwar Kuttan Nallah (2 lacs), WSS Cheera Thatri (2.5 lacs) and WSS Bhagna (2 lacs) and all the funds were utilized under civil labor quota.
Similarly Rs. 49.685 lacs were spend on 14 different water supply schemes under similar head viz WSS Kadail (Rs. 3-146 lacs), WSS Chicha Dachhan (Rs. 2.606 lacs), WSS Gulabgarh (Rs. 3.213 lacs), WSS Palmar (Rs. 4.016 lacs), WSS Dool (Rs. 3.410 lacs), WSS Mandal (Rs. 5.910 lacs), WSS Dachla Damji (Rs. 4.910 lacs), WSS Massu Garh (Rs. 3.213 lacs), WSS Atholi (Rs. 4.016 lacs), WSS Mawar Palmar (Rs. 4.213 lacs), WSS Brounses Zernan (Rs. 2.410 lacs), WSS hari Malhar-II (Rs. 2.803 lacs), WSS Kharnar Trigam (Rs. 3.213 lacs) and WSS Lovemargi Tunder (2.606) which include Rs. 34.585 lacs under Civil Labour component and Rs. 15.100 lacs under PHE Mechanical Procurement Division Material head.
Similarly Rs. 78.483 lacs were spent on another 11 Water Supply Schemes which were transferred from LIC to NRDWP viz WSS Kulna Cheerji (2.606 lacs), WSS Kholcharas (11.643 lacs), WSS Tayalan (1.606 lacs), WSS Satarwagan Palmar (11.230 lacs), WSS Hamindran (12.359 lacs), WSS Hudri (1.303 lacs), WSS Shalimar (1.303 lacs), WSS Kulna G/Basti (11.184 lacs), WSS Cheeri Bhawani (10.974 lacs), WSS kulandrawn ( 1 lac) and WSS Shiyas (11.974 lacs) which include 47.392 lacs under Civil Labour component and Rs. 31.091 lacs under PHE Mechanical Procurement Division Material head.
As per the documents, out of total amount of Rs. 139.168 lacs spent on various water supply schemes by Hydraulic Division, the schemes worth Rs. 128.168 lacs pertain to Kishtwar constituency.
The money shown spent against some schemes were during the period when these areas of Kishtwar District remains under snow cover.
Meanwhile taking cognizance of ET report on illegal water connections in District Kishtwar, DC Angrez Singh Rana issued strict directions to the AEEs, AE's ,JEs and field functionaries to disconnect all illegal water connections in District Kishtwar.
"Number of deputations have complained that due to illegal connections given to some influential people the water supply situation has worsened following which orders have been issued to severe all such connections" DC Kishtwar told Early Times.
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