Concerned officials minting mines by Sub-standard work and Ghost schemes in irrigation: Survey

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HYDERABAD/LARKANA: May 25, 2015. (Nazir Siyal) There is no proper accountability of several ghost ADP schemes, concerned officials minting mines by partnership contracts or heavy misappropriation of funds witnessed in irrigation told after survey conducted by a team among the media. Authorities concerned turned deaf ears over the substandard and improper development, majority of officials in the drainage division irrigation have been observed to obey the political orders and the schemes in the areas were awarded such contracts to inexperienced favorite on a huge bribe or as partnership contracts. They had inflicted loss of billions of rupees to national exchequer, whey advance payments made to the dearest and nearest contractors they had no previous experience of such schemes also. The civil society representatives have expressed their concern over the prevailing substandard ongoing work in the irrigation drainage schemes under ADP 2014-15 in Larkana, Kamber-Shahdadkot, Sukkur, Hyderabad, Thatta, Mirpurkhas and others in deplorable situation. National Accountability Bureau and Anti-Corruption department Sindh are silent over mismanagement and yet no investigations have been carried out since long serving various officials are minting mines in the department. A heavy misuse of funds in the province out of total Rs.8353.505 new schemes have also been launched, among 2013 Rs. 69.119 million funds utilized only for survey and investigation. The department funds utilization in new Tube well and drainage reclamation was about Rs. 378 million, while for open canals pitching and excavation funds utilized over Rs. 7885.887 sources disclosed. When this correspondent contacted the concerned officials of the department about irregularities since, they warned and threaten of dire consequences if they will touch it. It is also pertinent to be mentioned here that there are numerous reports of heavy corruption in these sectors are continued but NAB, Anti-corruption and other agencies have not taken any action against the corruption mafia sourced told.

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