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Mauganj Tap Water Scheme: 3.85 Crore Paid Without Work, Contractor-Officials Face FIR
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News18•24-09-2026, 10:22
Mauganj Tap Water Scheme: 3.85 Crore Paid Without Work, Contractor-Officials Face FIR
- •Massive corruption uncovered in Mauganj's Tap Water Scheme, with 38.5 million rupees paid for incomplete and substandard work.
- •The scheme, part of the Jal Jeevan Mission, was initiated in 2021-22 to install water tanks, pipelines, pump houses, and household connections.
- •Investigation revealed that the contractor was paid 38,500,900 rupees before the stipulated work was completed.
- •In Khatkhari village, a newly constructed water tank collapsed during its first filling; pipelines were found incomplete in many areas.
- •EOW registered an FIR against then Executive Engineer J.P. Dwivedi, Assistant Engineer Sanjay Pandey, Sub-Engineer A.P. Tiwari, and contractor Shivendra Kumar Tiwari.
Key Questions Answered
A total of 38,500,900 rupees was paid to the contractor before the stipulated work under the Jal Jeevan Mission was completed.
The EOW registered a case against the then Executive Engineer J.P. Dwivedi, Assistant Engineer Sanjay Pandey, Sub-Engineer A.P. Tiwari, and contractor Shivendra Kumar Tiwari.
In Khatkhari village, a newly constructed water tank collapsed during its first filling, while other villages faced incomplete overhead tanks, missing household tap fittings, and pipelines laid only up to village outskirts.
