Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Feb 25:The Vigilance Organization has booked some officers and officials of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) for abusing their official position.
A verification conducted into the allegations leveled in a complaint received in the Vigilance Organization revealed that Mohd Amin Bhat of Alamgaribazar, Srinagar was given NOC from Secretary LAWDA for conversion of his double storeyed residential house located at Arabal Shalimar into Guest House.
Even as Mohd Amin Bhat was granted permission in 2003 for construction of two storeyed residential house for a plinth area of 1200 sqft and compound walling of a length of 583 rft, the said building with attic was constructed on a plinth area of around 3914 Sqft, in violation of the basic building permission.
The Executive Engineer Lake Division 2nd LDA, Srinagar namely Ajay Kumar Koul (retired), his subordinate Assistant Executive Engineer Lake Division 2nd LDA, Srinagar namely Feroze Ahmed Mir, the Assistant Town Planner, Srinagar Nazir Ahmed Magray and his subordinate Draftsman namely Bashir Ahmed Nanda of Town Planning Organization played the main role in preparation of false reports which were sent to the Secretary J&K LAWDA. These officials deliberately concealed the facts and instead had given NOC for conversion of the said building to guest house, making no mention of the violation of basic building permission.
It was further revealed that an amount of Rs 58,4,80/- was received from the owner of the guest house as building permission fee for a plinth area of only 1462 Sqft, at commercial rates whereas he was supposed to pay a fee of Rs 2,80,241/- for a plinth area of around 3914 Sqft. This caused to a loss of Rs 2, 21,176/- to the state exchequer.
Accordingly the case FIR under Section 5 (1) (d),5 (2) J&K P C Act 2006 read with Section 120-(B) RPC was registered in Police Station VOK and investigation of the case was taken up.
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