Dehradun, Feb. 25 -- FIR against UPRNN officers

Dehradun, 24 Feb: While a huge scam of over Rs 130 crores related to Uttar Pradesh Rajkiya Nirman Nigam (UPRNN) has brought to light the controversies surrounding this agency, once again, sources in various departments claim that UPRNN has been involved in serious controversies in Uttarakhand for long.

The latest such incident is registration of an FIR against UPRNN officials, many of whom have retired and involve charges of embezzlement of an amount of Rs 137 crores.

It is ironic that despite being an agency from Uttar Pradesh, It has been a preferred over the state's own executive agencies like PWD, the Irrigation Department's Construction Division, the Construction Division of Uttarakhan...