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According to sources, severe irregularities were alleged over Rainfed Area Development (RAD) programme and plantation drive carried out by Soil Conservation department in Puri district.
A local social activist Jitendra Kumar Swain had earlier lodged a complaint with the Vigilance in this regard. In his complaint, Swain had brought to the knowledge of the anti-corruption agency about huge scam in Jhadalinga and Nuagarh panchayats in the district.
Eight fake beneficiaries of Nuagarh panchayat have obtained cattle under the RAD programme. The beneficiaries are Bijay Mohanty, Dipti Kandi, Sarat Mohanty, Bairagi Mohanty, Dolly Das, Shantanu Mohanty, Raju Pradhan and Ashutosh Barik, the activist said.