Patna, Mar 25 (UNI) Bihar government initiated the Neera project without proper planning and assessing its viability, leading to idle expenditure of Rs 11.68 crore, detected the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India in its recent report.

Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary tabled the CAG report (Performance and Compliance Audit- Civil) of the Bihar government for the year ended 31 March 2022 in the state assembly on Tuesday.

The report revealed that the government money spent on unused buildings and plants, and machinery, avoidable expenditure of Rs 1.10 crore on the purchase of Refrigerated Vans, and loss of Rs 2.03 crore on the production of jaggery could have been saved.

According to the report, expenditure of Rs 4.89 crore on the construction of Sub-divisional Hospital at Majhol (Begusarai), could not yield any benefits, as the constructed building was deteriorating on being left abandoned and idle for the last ten years.

Construction of a High Level Bridge by the Rural Works Division, Barh (Patna), without ensuring the availability of eligible habitations and land, led to idle expenditure of Rs 3.33 crore.

It further said that Bihar Rural Roads Development Agency availed a loan at higher rates of interest, leading to avoidable payment of Rs 7.08 crore.

The report revealed that the decision of the Water Resources Department to use New Empty Cement Bags in place of Old Empty Cement Bags in flood fighting work led to avoidable expenditure of Rs 21.98 crore and creation of liability for Rs 14.13 crore.

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