Pandhare seeks voluntary retirement

MERI chief engineer Vijay Pandhare,whose series of letters exposed alleged irregularities in irrigation projects,has sought voluntary retirement citing personal reasons.

• Written by Express News Service
• Mumbai | Updated: April 17, 2014 03:11 PM IST
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MERI (Maharashtra Engineering Research Institute) chief engineer Vijay Pandhare,whose series of letters exposed alleged irregularities in irrigation projects,has sought voluntary retirement citing personal reasons.

He has a year left in service. Pandhare first sent a 15-page hand-written letter to the government in February highlighting poor quality of projects. In subsequent letters in May and September,he alleged irregularities.

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Former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar resigned following reports of alleged large-scale irregularities in irrigation projects.

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