MC officials admit to lapses in SAS Nagar

Though the vigilance officer of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Sarita Malik was transferred before she could submit the report of inquiry conducted into the wrongs in the operation and maintenance of the sewerage treatment plant at Diggian, SAS Nagar, the officer had detected large-scale irregularities, HT has found.Investigations carried out by HT found that officials floated tenders for the STP’s maintenance in violation of the conditions laid down in the detailed notice inviting tenders (DNIT), thus causing a loss of nearly Rs 3 crore in the past five years.