161 measurement books missing from LIT records

Such discrepancy came to the forefront when the council of RTI activists asked for details from LIT authorities under the Right To Information Act.

Rohit Sabharwal,president of RTI council,said: “Measurement books have to be submitted to the LIT office because they contain all details. According to rule,a

JE has to fill a MB on a daily basis — where works are being carried out and how much work has been completed on a given day. These books are of great help if any inquiry is conducted regarding any project. So,it seems that it is a deliberate act to misplace the MBs.”

The JEs who have been issued MBs are Mukhtair Singh,Jaswinder Singh,Gurmail Singh,Nirmal Singh,Ranjit Kumar,Jagdev Singh,Boota Ram,Narinder Kumar,Navin Malhotra,Ashwini Kumar,Inderpal Singh,Bikram Singh and Jaswinder Singh.

Arvind Sharma,general secretary of the council,said: “The JEs have never been asked why they have not submitted the books since 2001. Moreover,they have no details regarding the details of the projects that have already been completed.”

Not only this,according to the audit report revealed under RTI,there is no record of utilisation of construction material issued to contractors and engineers in the books.

A similar incident has taken place in the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation as well. Here,the JEs have not submitted the MBs and hence,cases of overbilling or details of billing in many projects are not available,said sources.

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