Dead Men Working: The Ghost Dams Scam

HITAMETA (DANTEWADA): This year, between January and March, Daya Hirma worked for 48 days and earned Rs 4,800 under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS). A resident of Hitameta village in Dantewada, he was one of the 145 workers who built a stop dam over a stream. Four such dams were built in Hitameta for Rs 1 crore from MNREGS funds. That's if you believe the records of the irrigation department. Instead, if you visit the village, you will find Daya Hirma is dead, most villagers did not get work or money, and dams never got built. Read More................Dead men working: The ghost dams scam

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