Raipur, 26 December 2022
A decision has been taken by the State Government to hand over the matter of investigation to the ACB and EOW in case of prima facie irregularities in skywalk construction.
The following prima facie irregularities have been observed:
The estimate for the project worth Rs. 77 crores was deliberately prepared twice so that there would be no need for approval from the PFIC. An investigation is conducted through the PFIC about the public welfare of any project. However, it wasn’t done in the case of skywalk construction.
During the issue of the notification of Vidhansabha elections 2018, a review proposal was sent by the Public Works Department on 5 December 2018 to the Finance Department, which is a direct violation of the Code of Conduct. It is clear that this was done to provide unfair profits to the officers of the department and contractors.
The first tender for the skywalk construction was released on 4 February 2017 by the Public Works Department and only 15 days were allotted to present the tender. No administrative approval in the case was obtained from the Finance Department till 4 February. No requirement or justification has been provided for a tender of merely 15 days, and no proper approval has been obtained as well.
