Officers on relief duty in 2013 Uttarakhand floods gorged on mutton and gulabjamuns

We have heard of Emperor Nero fiddling while Rome was burning but, nearer home, we have come to know that officers of Uttarakhand, who had been deputed on relief duties during the 2013 floods in the state had gorged on mutton and gulabjamuns instead of concentrating on relief work.
This has been revealed through an RTI and reported in zeenews.com dated 30 May 2015.

It seems these officials of the state government had put up in posh hotels that charged Rs 7000 per day and savored mutton chops, chicken, milk and cottage cheese – they had been deputed to oversee and monitor the relief operations. The list of irregularities is a long one – they have claimed Rs 194 for half a litre of milk, supplied diesel to two-wheelers, paid relief twice to same people, purchased 1,800 rain coats from the same shop for three days to making payment of Rs 98 lakh towards fuel purchase to a helicopter company, apart from several financial bunglings.
The diesel bills of 30 litres and 15 litres were for vehicles that had registration numbers of scooters, motorcycles and three-wheelers and these vehicles run on petrol.
Taking note of these alleged irregularities, the state Information Commissioner has suggested a CBI probe, subject of the approval of the Chief Minister.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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