The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches at multiple locations in Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, and Hyderabad in connection with the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) corruption case, resulting in the seizure of Rs 41 lakh in cash, incriminating documents, and digital evidence.
The ED’s Delhi Zonal Office carried out the raids on July 3, following an investigation into the First Information Report (FIR) filed by Delhi’s Anti Corruption Branch against Euroteck Environmental Pvt Ltd and others. The FIR alleges a scam in the DJB involving the augmentation and upgradation of 10 Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) worth Rs 1,943 crore.
The investigation revealed that the four tenders were awarded to three Joint Venture entities at inflated rates, causing a substantial loss to the exchequer. The ED found that the same experience certificate from a Taiwan Project was submitted by all three JVs to secure the tenders, which were accepted without verification. The work related to the four tenders was subsequently subcontracted to Euroteck Environment Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad.
The ED’s search operation has uncovered evidence of restrictive tendering conditions, inflated costs, and irregularities in the awarding of contracts. The agency’s investigation is ongoing to unravel the full extent of the corruption involved in the DJB’s STP project.
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