Hours after India Today sting exposed the dirty business of water tankers meant for people of drought-hit Marathwada region being diverted and sold to rich businessmen, the Beed administration suspended the accused local administrators. India Today sting showed Beed Panchayat officials selling 12,000-litre water tankers for as low as Rs 2,000 each.
Two officers of Beed Panchayat Samiti Lakshmikant and Ghyasuddin Zuberi were suspended after India Today sting showed them taking money to sell water tankers meant for villagers of the parched region to reporters posing as businessmen.
Beed District Collector has also summoned Beed Zila Panchayat CEO and ordered a departmental enquiry into the case.
The collector has also asked concerned officials to report to him whether they have come across more such cases of government arranged water tankers being diverted to local industries.
People in Beed, located 137 km from Latur, are reeling under a severe water shortage. The people of the district are largely dependent on water tankers arranged by the administration. Close to 800 water tankers are supplying water everyday to villages across this central Maharashtra region.
But local administrators are diverting these water tankers to whoever can pay them in the parched region.
Exposed: Water tankers meant for thirsty being sold to rich businessmen in parched Marathwada
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Comment:- This is the real picture of INDIA, every one is selling INDIA, How can we save BHARAT ?
A.J.S.Chandi