Chandikhol: Local villagers Friday alleged severe irregularities in the road laying work carried out recently by Chandikhol sub-division under Jaraka Division-2 of Rural Development department in Jajpur district.
They alleged that assistant executive engineer of Chandikhol sub-division Tulasi Patra has been show-caused by superintending engineer of the department here four times in the last one year. Even orders were issued to chargesheet the official some villagers informed.
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It is pertinent to mention here that, the superintending engineer had ordered for preparing a charge-sheet vide office letter (No.-527, Dated-18.03.2020), after conducting a detailed investigation with regard to construction of a road stretching from Bharatpur area up to national highway under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
Notably, Patra had been previously working in the same sub-division as a junior engineer. He was promoted to the post of assistant executive engineer around three years ago. On being contacted, the engineer admitted that he has been served four show-cause notices.
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