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Orissa appoints nodal officers for CBI probe into MGNREGA

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Orissa government today appointed S K Lohani, the director of Panchayati Raj department, as the nodal officer to assist the CBI team for a detailed probe into the alleged corruption in implementation of the rural job scam under MGNREGA, official sources said."S K Lohani will work as the state level nodal officer to assist the CBI's special investigation team. The additional district magistrates (ADMs) of six other districts are also designated as the nodal officers in their respective districts for the probe," Panchayati Raj secretary Pradip Kumar Jena told PTI.The state government took this step after receiving a letter of request from the CBI which wanted logistic support for conducting a through and transparent investigation into the alleged rural job scam."The CBI wanted some help from the state government.We will comply with them," chief secretary B K Patnaik said.The CBI had been ordered by the Supreme Court to probe into alleged corruption in the implementation of the MGNREGA in 100 villages of six districts of the state.The Apex Court gave this order while disposing a PIL filed by a Delhi based NGO which alleged that about Rs 500 crore were misappropriated in Orissa's six districts.The districts which would come under the probe of CBI were: Kalahandi, Koraput, Bolangir, Nuapada, Nawrangpur and Rayagada.Besides nodal officers, the CBI also requested the state government to provide at least 12 police inspector rank officers either from the crime branch or the vigilance department for smooth conduct of investigation. "It also wanted accommodation for camp office and vehicles," an official said