Bhubaneswar, Aug. 25 -- Massive amount of funds haveallegedly been misappropriated under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) at Bania Panchayat under Khallikote block inGanjam district.

The alleged corruption came to the fore after some villagers complained that funds worth lakhs of rupees have been embezzled on the pretext of renovation of the existing ponds in the Panhayat. But in reality very little work has been done to make the ponds usable again.

According to the villagers, it has been mentioned in the information board that the renovation of Kandara Bandha pond has been done in 2020-21 with an estimate of Rs 10,000,00. But currently the pond is full of weeds and not in usable condition. Someone ha...