Water supply scheme of Neharnaigadh handover to CBI : Shahnawaz Ahanger

Kishtwar : Muslim Rashtriya Manch District President Kishtwar Mr Shahnawaz Ahanger wrote letter to Center Authority of india for handover the case of nexus of Neharnaighad to Central Beauro of Investigation, he Said In a Statement that an open loot and misuse of government exchequer, the hydraulic division Kishtwar has spent Rs. 1.85 Crore in the name of repair/ augmentation of HRT lift water supply scheme while Rs. 315183 were spent on permanent restoration of Gravity Main of Naigard , Lalha Water Supply Kishtwar town and WSS Palmar, but doubts have been raised on utilization of these funds as Kishtwar town and its vicinity is continuously facing the water crises on daily bases. He said out of allotted budget of Rs. 4.47 lacs under Demand No. 23-PHE, H.O.D-01-CE PHE Jammu, Group Head -0011 (State Sector Capex Budget), Sub Head -1002 PHE department Jammu, the Hydraulic Division Kishtwar spent Rs.315183 as progress expenditure for permanent restoration of Gravity Main of Naigard , Lalha Water Supply Kishtwar town and WSS Palmar. Similarly under same head the Hydraulic Division Kishtwar spent Rs. 99 lacs on account of augmentation of 3 stage lift water Supply scheme for abandoned HRT of Dul Hasti Project of Kishtwar Town for the session ending 3/2017 and another Rs. 86.07 lacs were also spent on the same during the same period and thus total an amount of Rs. 1.85 Crore were spent on the prestigious water supply scheme last year. Beside this an amount worth lacs of rupees had been withdrawn on account of tanker services which itself is a mass scale nexus in the department wherein the officer concern has diverted the water tax collection money for the payments made to private tanker owners and various water-supply schemes, the problem of water shortage faced by the people in Kishtwar District got worsened by each passing day.