Jammu, Nov 30: The State Vigilance Organization has registered a case against the 10 officers of Soil Conservation and Forest Conservation Division Handwara for causing loss to state exchequer.
 According to Vigilance communiqué, the officials who have booked include: Abdul Rashid Hazari then DFO Soil Conservation and Forest Conservation Division Phooru Langate, Handwara, Bashir Ahmad, DFO Soil Conservation and Forest Conservation Division Phooru Langate, Handwara,
 Noor-ul-Amin Range Officer Khemil, Reyaz Masoodi Range Officer Hamal, Ghulam Hassan Shah Range Officer Talri, Abdul Majeed Kuchay Range Officer Lolab, Parvaiz Ahmad Bhat Block Forester, Wali Muhammad Block Forester, SH Muhammad Sultan Lone Block Forester and Javid Ahmad Block Forester.
 The communiqué said, a verification conducted by Vigilance sleuths revealed that during September 2009-10 the officers had shown construction of 81 Farm Ponds under Micro Water Shed Scheme in the ranges of Lolab, Talri, Hamal and Khemail measuring 14’ x 28’ x 6’ at the rate of Rs 19428 per pond and thereby have released an amount of Rs 15,65,668.
 The verification revealed that Bashir Ahmad, DFO Soil Conservation and Forest Conservation Division Phooru Langate, Handwara under a well knit criminal conspiracy with other officers of the Division has acted on exaggerated Project Report of the then DFO Soil Conservation and Forest Conservation Division Phooru Langate, Handwara, Abdul Rashid Hazari prepared by him in the year 2008-09 and has executed the work of 81 Farm Ponds through fictitious muster rolls and an exorbitant rates of Rs 11,702/per Farm Pond against actual construction cost of Rs 7,726/per Farm Pond thereby causing loss of Rs 9,47,862/ to the state exchequer.

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