Gurgaon: Ever seen or heard about construction and demolition (C&D) waste being carried on a motorbike, an SUV or a bus?
These were the vehicles that were supposedly used to collect and transport C&D debris in the city, a committee set up by the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has found in an inquiry to investigate the alleged Rs 50 crore scam.
The report, submitted to the Haryana government in January, is yet to be released despite demands from Gurgaon mayor Madhu Azad. MCG says the government is yet to take a final decision on the report.
The issue is related to alleged corruption flagged by an RTI activist in September last year.
He alleged that a private firm engaged by the MCG in February 2019 to collect C&D waste earned around Rs 50 crore fraudulently in the last two years. He also alleged that MCG officials were involved.
According to an MCG source aware of the matter, the Gurgaon-based private firm listed the details of vehicles employed by it to transport C&D waste. A scrutiny by the four-member panel found that the vehicles listed include a Rajdoot motorcycle, a Maruti Gypsy registered on a Sonepat number and around 10 buses belonging to separate institutions, the source said.
Normally, heavy vehicles such as trucks and tractors are used to carry such waste.
“The vehicle numbers submitted by the private company along with the bills were scrutinised and when these were checked on the e-vahan portal, it was found that not even a single commercial vehicle…
These were the vehicles that were supposedly used to collect and transport C&D debris in the city, a committee set up by the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has found in an inquiry to investigate the alleged Rs 50 crore scam.
The report, submitted to the Haryana government in January, is yet to be released despite demands from Gurgaon mayor Madhu Azad. MCG says the government is yet to take a final decision on the report.
The issue is related to alleged corruption flagged by an RTI activist in September last year.
He alleged that a private firm engaged by the MCG in February 2019 to collect C&D waste earned around Rs 50 crore fraudulently in the last two years. He also alleged that MCG officials were involved.
According to an MCG source aware of the matter, the Gurgaon-based private firm listed the details of vehicles employed by it to transport C&D waste. A scrutiny by the four-member panel found that the vehicles listed include a Rajdoot motorcycle, a Maruti Gypsy registered on a Sonepat number and around 10 buses belonging to separate institutions, the source said.
Normally, heavy vehicles such as trucks and tractors are used to carry such waste.
“The vehicle numbers submitted by the private company along with the bills were scrutinised and when these were checked on the e-vahan portal, it was found that not even a single commercial vehicle…
