Ghazipur Irrigation Dept Scam: 1.5 Million Vanishes, Colony Dilapidated on Paper

• Ghazipur's Irrigation Department faces a major corruption scandal involving 1.5 million rupees.
• Funds allocated for colony repairs (roofs, doors, drains, electricity poles) were shown as spent on paper, but no actual work was done.
• Employees live in fear in dilapidated buildings, threatened with salary stoppage or transfer if they complain about unsafe conditions.
• Corruption extends to canal cleaning (only 1km cleaned out of 10km, full amount withdrawn) and tubewell maintenance (funds for 400 withdrawn, only 100 operational).
• Internal sources within the department exposed these widespread financial irregularities.

Why It Matters: Ghazipur's Irrigation Department is embroiled in a 1.5 million rupee scam, with funds for repairs vanishing while infrastructure crumbles.