KATHMANDU, Sept 20: You won´t be taken aback by surprise if you come across a government establishment rife in corruption for many of these institutions, run by the taxpayers´ money, have historically been bleeding the national economy white.
But the fact that these government institutions are overtly indulged in corruption and anomalies is something to reckon with seriously.
In a nerve-racking revelation, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), the only metropolis of the country, has jumped into the bandwagon of corrupt government institutions. This was made public in a report released by the National Vigilance Center (NVC), a government body established in 2059 BS to create awareness about corruption-related undertakings and to root them out.
The report, prepared on the basis of field visit, states that the KMC has not submitted audit report of its accounts for the past four years. By doing so, it has not only made a mockery of the prevalent laws but also failed in its accountability towards the people.
Worse still, KMC has not maintained periodical records of advances doled out to its staffers, political leaders, construction companies, and suppliers since long. Millions of rupees had remained unsettled as a result.
NVC Spokesperson Sher Bahadur Dungana said, “About 124 million rupees given as advances is yet to be recovered and the KMC staffers are apathetic towards this.”
The report has further unveiled that there are anomalies in house construction licenses granted by the KMC. Most of the houses are built without KMC´s permission and even if they do, they are found to have flouted the rules, the report stated, adding that the KMC staffers do not hesitate to tell that many buildings are erected in public lands as well.
Regarding development projects within the city, of which KMC is legally responsible, it has not maintained any record of periodical projects. Local Self-Governance Act 1999 has it that every municipality should maintain statistics of its territorial region and prepare detailed plan to carry out developmental activities.
The non-compliance also reflects in the 45-year lease agreement signed between KMC and Lhotse Multipurpose (P.) Ltd, which was done to manage Gongabu-based bus park. Lhotse owes millions in dues to KMC. Besides, vehicle parking and KMC´s internal management rues apathy.
Tana Gautam, chief of NVC, operating under direct supervision and control of prime minister, said, “Although the report can be an eye-opener, it has failed to delve into in-depth issues.”
He said the report would be handed to the Minister for Local Development and the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority to seek action against KMC.
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