BALLARI: Ganga Kalyana is one of the welfare schemes to facilitate poor and small farmers to dig borewells so that the dry soil is made suitable for irrigation.
But irregularities in its implementation have seized many of the beneficiaries.
In the Ballari district, around RS 40 Crore is said to have been misused.
The council parliamentary committee, led by Chairman Y Narayanaswamy, has found fraud during a recent visit to the district.
Committee members also visited several agricultural land and examined Borewells.
In addition to expressing their disappointment for irregularities, they have directed the ZP CEO to send detailed reports on irregularities.
According to the source, Dr.
B Amedkar, Valmiki, D Devaraj Urs, Adi Jambhava, and the Corporation of Sign Development has explored more than 6,000 Borewells to the individual beneficiary for agriculture since 2015.
The companies should also provide pumps, pipes, and submersible electrical connections.
The Committee has found that more than 2,000 beneficiaries in different marks cannot lift water from Borewells because of the absence of electrical connections and submersible pumps.
Narayanaswamy said the Kalyana Ganga scheme should help poor farmers and retreat in getting water for irrigation.
“But in the Ballari district, the scheme has lost its meaning because of fraud by officers and Borewell agents.
During Borewell’s physical examination in various taluks, we found more than 99% Borewell with a fake measurement in the document.
Private Borewell agents have claimed to have dug 620 feet while on The reality is 420 feet.
Agents have also attracted government funds intended for casing pipes, “he explained.
He also quoted the example of Borewell Dug for beneficiaries D Devaraj Urs Corporation in Halkundi Village in Ballari Taluk.
Even when the agency has diged into a depth of 340 feet, mentioned 540 feet.
Even though putting a 24-foot casing pipe, he claimed 80 feet to make extra money.
“The body also uses low-quality cables and materials.
Some such cases are in the Ballari and Vijayanagara district,” Narayanaswamy said.
MLC said a large network was behind fraud, and grants for RS 40 Crore songs have been misused in the Ballari and Vijayanagar district.
“We will start a hard action against the Private Borewell agent and also officers who have been with them,” he said.
The effort made to contact Ballari CEO ZP K R Nandini for response does not produce results.