Dikshit-led Delhi govt lost crores due to mismanagement: CAG
2 Aug 2014 6:12 AM IST
The government had spent over Rs 3,029 crore between 2007-13 on its flood management and on providing basic services like sewer lines, water connections, roads and drainage in its all 895 unauthorised colonies, revealed a report by CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General).
The report also stated that Delhi is yet to have a dedicated Master Plan on Sewage Rehabilitation.
‘Silt from 46 percent of the population including that of unauthorised colonies directly flows into storm water drains. No adequate mechanism is in place to identify vulnerable locations of water logging.
Repeated water logging is observed at locations despite assurance to prevent the same,’ it added.
The government had also laid concrete road in some of the unauthorised colonies without ensuring whether water and sewer lines have been laid or not which cost government Rs 206.96 crore, it added.
‘Irregularities in appointment of consultants for various projects such as non-compliance of provisions of CPWD manual, approved layout plans, preparation of justified rates and technical evaluation of bids were also observed,’ the report stated.
The report also said that Delhi Transport Corporation suffered avoidable loss of Rs 53.59 crore on account of unauthorised occupation of staff quarters at two staff colonies. It also revealed that the previous Sheila Dikshit led government in Delhi received only 0.9 per cent of interest on its investment as against standard market rate of 9.73 per cent.
‘The total investment of city government before March 31, 2013 was Rs 16,388.15 crore. But it received a return of only Rs 26.52 crore with an interest rate of 0.16 per cent’, Dolly Chakraborty, Director General of CAG said.
The report also stated that Delhi is yet to have a dedicated Master Plan on Sewage Rehabilitation.
‘Silt from 46 percent of the population including that of unauthorised colonies directly flows into storm water drains. No adequate mechanism is in place to identify vulnerable locations of water logging.
Repeated water logging is observed at locations despite assurance to prevent the same,’ it added.
The government had also laid concrete road in some of the unauthorised colonies without ensuring whether water and sewer lines have been laid or not which cost government Rs 206.96 crore, it added.
‘Irregularities in appointment of consultants for various projects such as non-compliance of provisions of CPWD manual, approved layout plans, preparation of justified rates and technical evaluation of bids were also observed,’ the report stated.
The report also said that Delhi Transport Corporation suffered avoidable loss of Rs 53.59 crore on account of unauthorised occupation of staff quarters at two staff colonies. It also revealed that the previous Sheila Dikshit led government in Delhi received only 0.9 per cent of interest on its investment as against standard market rate of 9.73 per cent.
‘The total investment of city government before March 31, 2013 was Rs 16,388.15 crore. But it received a return of only Rs 26.52 crore with an interest rate of 0.16 per cent’, Dolly Chakraborty, Director General of CAG said.
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