Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Civic agencies come under CBI scanner

The Central Bureau of Investigation has widened the ambit of its inspection to uncover the irregularities in organising Delhi Common wealth Games. As the investigating agency intensifies its inquiry into the CWG scam , it will also probe the role of agencies such as the CPWD, NDMC, DDA and the MCD, besides that of the Organizing Committee , which were concerned in the implementation of projects relating to different aspects of the sporting event.The development does not augur well for the civic agencies, or for that matter OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi , who will appear before the CBI for questioning here on Wednesday. He is likely to be questioned about his alleged role in the scam, particularly in the three cases already registered by CBI on the Queen’s Baton Relay and the TSR system.

He’s also likely to be questioned about the contents of the mutilated CD improved from his residence. The CBI, in keeping with its efforts to get to the bottom of the scam, has been conducting searches at the OC headquarters at the NDCC Tower here almost on a daily basis. While it has managed to secure quite a few files pertaining to the three cases already registered by it, agency officials have, in the last couple of days, started investigation for documents on probe points such as, overlays, Games Village, catering, opening and final ceremonies, street-scaping, venue-upgradation, accreditation cards purchase and distribution and waste-management.

Separate agencies were tasked with the job of executing the contracts under each head, and the agency believes that irregularities were dedicated in each aspect. Sleuths of the CBI visited the OC head-office on Monday, and again on Tuesday, in an attempt to zero in on papers relating to each aspect. “Apart from the OC, agencies such as the CPWD, NDMC, DDA and the MCD too have come under our scanner,” said an official. The CPWD, for instance, had upgraded five venues, with the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Complex, Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex, Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Pool Complex , Major Dhyanchand National Stadium and Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range for the CWG held here between October 3 and 14, 2010.

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