The Uttar Pradesh government has recommended a CBI probe into ‘irregularities’ in Rs 1503 crore Gomti River Front project.
“Gomti River Front case has been referred to the CBI. We hope the CBI will soon take over the case and begin investigations,” said state home secretary Bhagwan Swaroop.
A FIR had been lodged in the Gomti River Front case on the basis of the recommendation of a four-member committee headed by minister for urban development Suresh Khanna to suggest action against those indicted for irregularities by the judicial committee.
Soon after Khanna’s committee’s recommendation, the Yogi government has already charge sheeted to two former chief secretaries– the then chief secretary Alok Ranjan and the then principal secretary irrigation Deepak Singhal. Departmental proceedings have also been initiated against them. A departmental inquiry has also been conducted against the senior engineers associated with the project.
The committee has also suggested the completion of the project with ‘minimum cost’ to make the riverfront project useful for the public. Notably, CM Yogi Adityanath had constituted a judicial committee to probe irregularities into the Rs 1,503-crore project when he found that only 60 per cent work had been carried out despite an expenditure of Rs 1,435 crore (95% of project cost) on the project.
