Thursday, 16 MAY 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The Dehradun district magistrate Sonika ordered municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar to take action against the people responsible for anomalies found in the alleged scam in the registration of fake sanitation workers under Mohalla Swachhata Samiti in the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD). The chief development officer Jharna Kamthan handed over the report to the DM a week ago after analysing the MCD’s report on the matter. Sonika said that the report states that the team could not verify the details of 99 sanitation workers mentioned in the Mohalla Swachhata Samiti. “Some other important points are also mentioned in the report. This is certainly a matter of investigation considering which, I have directed the Dehradun municipal commissioner to investigate the matter at his level,” she said. The corporation formed Mohalla Swachhata Samiti in 2019 to carry out works like sanitation and others regularly in all 100 wards. Each ward was given about 10 to 12 sanitation workers under the Samiti. The corporation also issued a monthly salary of Rs 15,000 salary for each worker via the Samiti. However, many people including several sanitation workers alleged about five months ago that there are several irregularities regarding information about sanitation workers listed under the Samiti. When this matter reached the DM, she formed a committee under the CDO to investigate the matter. The CDO sought a report from MCD on the matter regarding several points. The corporation submitted the report to CDO in March and after analysing the report for about two months, she submitted the report to the DM a week ago. Sonika said that the commissioner will be investigating the matter and if needed, further action will be taken accordingly.
