Haridwar, June 18 -- A financial irregularity amounting to Rs 27.65 lakhs under the PM Krishi Sinchai Yojana has been alleged in Laksar and Bahadrabad blocks of Haridwar district. The alleged scam, exposed through an RTI (Right to Information) query, points to Horticulture Department officials misappropriating funds using fraudulent documentation.
RTI activist Faizan Ansari has formally lodged a complaint with Laksar Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Saurabh Aswal, urging an SIT (Special Investigation Team) probe into the matter. Ansari claims the scam was orchestrated under the Drip Irrigation, Microdrip, Sprinkler Irrigation components of the scheme, under which government records show funds were disbursed, but no actual work was carried ...