The Union Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) ‘denied’ the charges of corruption and illegalities in the execution of Polavaram irrigation project, including awarding of project, land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement (LARR) among others, thereby inferring that there was no need for any probe into the allegations.
It also noted that the State government stated there were ‘no procedural or codal’ violations with regard to the observations made by the expert panel formed by the State and that the committee report, which pointed out several lapses, was under vigilance department’s scrutiny.
The Union MoJS sent a point-by-point response to the representation of activist Pentapati Pulla Rao, who demanded action against the alleged irregularities. The representation was referred to the ministry by the Delhi High Court after Pulla Rao filed a writ petition.
It denied the allegations citing that appropriate action on all (issues raised) has either been taken or being taken, some of issues related to Polavaram project raised in the petition, such as Environmental Clearance are already under consideration of the Supreme Court, and that the State intimated that: (a) there were no procedural or codal violations.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2020/jun/28/no-graft-in-polavaram-execution-centre-2162523.html
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The Union Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) ‘denied’ the charges of corruption and illegalities in the execution of Polavaram irrigation project, including awarding of project, land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement (LARR) among others, thereby inferring that there was no need for any probe into the allegations. It also noted that the State government stated there were ‘no procedural or codal’ violations with regard to the observations made by the expert panel formed by the State and that the committee report, which pointed out several lapses, was under vigilance department’s scrutiny. The Union MoJS sent a point-by-point response to the representation of activist Pentapati Pulla Rao, who demanded action against the alleged irregularities. The representation was referred to the ministry by the Delhi High Court after Pulla Rao filed a writ petition. It denied the allegations citing that appropriate action on all (issues raised) has either been taken or being taken, some of issues related to Polavaram project raised in the petition, such as Environmental Clearance are already under consideration of the Supreme Court, and that the State intimated that: (a) there were no procedural or codal violations. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2020/jun/28/no-graft-in-polavaram-execution-centre-2162523.html