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3 IDC officers suspended for corruption
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Three top officers of Goa Industrial Development Corporation have been
placed under suspension for corruption regarding execution of road works
in Madkai and Kundaim industrial estates. Sources in the Secretariat
said that action was initiated after it was discovered that the road work
which was shown as having been executed was prima facie not taken
up at all.

The order suspending General Manager (engineering), H L Kulkarni,
Deputy General Manager (engineering), K A Shirodkar and Area Manager,
P Y Gaonkar pending an inquiry, was issued by the managing director
Mr Sandeep Jacques.Disciplinary action has been proposed for having
intentionally caused monetary loss to the corporation.

Sources said that the work of repairing roads and filling pot-holes of
internal roads in the industrial estates at the cost of around Rs 3 lakh
had been shown to have been completed between June 11-13.

The bills of the contractors were also paid after one of the top officers
certified that the work had been completed.The fraud came to light when
the managing director was visiting the Madkai industrial estate last week.
Taking suo moto cognizance, he enquired into the matter and prima facie
found that the road work was virtually not executed besides finding
discrepancies in the works register.

The three officials have claimed that the work was executed but was
washed away in the heavy rains (though hardly any traces of the work
done could be seen), the sources informed.On verifying the records
of the case, it was also revealed that no work of bitumen could have
been possible as it had rained very heavily on June 12 and 13.

An administrative inquiry has been initiated against the three officials.
For the last many months, the chairman alongwith the managing director
of IDC have been trying to bring in efficiency and clean-up the system.
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HERALD 8/8/03
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