Excelsior Correspondent
LEH (Ladakh), Sept 6: Vigilance Organization Kashmir has booked officials of Directorate Sarva Shiksha Abhyan (SSA) for using substandard material in construction of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyala Hostel at Nayoma, Leh in 2009.
This was stated in an official handout issued here today. It said on the basis of report received from DC Leh, the Vigilance Organization Kashmir has registered a case FIR No 18/2013 u/s 5(1) (d) r/w 5(2) J&K PC Act svt 2006 and Section 120-B RPC against the officials of DSA.
The District Magistrate Leh inspected the building and found substandard construction leading to development of cracks in it. The building has been declared unsafe for use. The amount utilized in construction has been rendered as wasteful expenditure, thus resulting in loss to the State exchequer. The Vigilance Organization has started the investigations.
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