Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader and corporator of Ward 78B Ganga Rao alleged that the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has sanctioned funds unauthorizedly for some projects by increasing the construction cost.
Addressing a press conference here on Friday, Mr. Ganga Rao said that the civic body has recently sanctioned an amount of ₹12 crore for the construction of 42 Urban Health Centers (UHCs). He alleged that these buildings are already under construction, for which tenders were invited long back and most of them are in the final stages of construction.
He alleged that re-sanctioning ₹12 crore was against the norms. He said that the civic body has sanctioned an amount ranging from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 43 lakh for each building.
He demanded that the mayor should conduct an inquiry involving all the floor leaders of the party on this issue and cancel the sanctioned amount.