Bhubaneswar: January 16: Odisha Government suspended BDO of Chitrokonda block in Malkangir district, BDO of Jharigaon block in Nabarangpur district and one junior engineer (JE) on charges of corruption in the Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) programme. They were suspended by Panchayati Raj Department.
Kharsel was involved in gross irregularities in the execution of the IHHLs programme, while Bahadur and Samal were involved in alleged misappropriation of entitled funds for the IHHLs programme under the Swachh Bharat Mission.