Shimla, Jan. 3 -- The Himachal Pradesh government has suspended 10 officials and employees of the Jal Shakti Department following allegations of a Rs 1 crore scam in the Theog sub-division.
The scam, exposed by CPI(M) leader and former MLA Rakesh Singha, involved fraudulent claims of water distribution during last summer's drought. Singha obtained the information through the Right to Information (RTI) Act, uncovering glaring irregularities in water supply operations.
The scam involved bogus bills for water distributed by vehicles unsuited for the task, such as scooters, Swift Dzire cars, and private pickup trucks.
Official records indicated implausible scenarios, including motorcycles and luxury cars delivering thousands of litres of wat...