Smell of a Scam
Fund misuse cloud on Power Deptt: Imphal, Jan 2: Serious doubts have been raised over whether the Power Department had misused a sum of Rs 22 crore and the State Government has already started an inquiry to get to the bottom of the matter. During the course of an investigation conducted by The Sangai Express it came to light there is a strong possibility that a sum of Rs 22 crore may have been diverted for other purposes which are not included in the State Plan and out of the works approved under the Budget. It is learnt that the Rs 22 crore was meant for transmission work of 132, 32, 33, 220KV sub-stations as well as for constructing some sub-stations. A rat was smelt after it came to light that the Power Department had submitted a report to the Finance Department seeking the approval of the utilisation of the Rs 22 crore in November last year. The approval was however turned down by the Finance Department and the Power Department again submitted another report with minor modification...