MPCB official penalised with Rs 25,000
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 16 2011:
Invoking Right to Information Act, State Chief Information Commissioner has slapped a penalty of Rs 25,000 against State Public Information Officer (SPIO) of Manipur Pollution Control Board N Minaketan, who is also the Board's Environmental Engineer.
Minaketan is accused of delaying in providing information as sought by Kangleipakki Meira editor Wangkhemcha Shyamjai and consequently asked by the Commissioner on July 15 to cough up the penalty amount from his (Minaketan) own source within 15 days.
Shyamjai reportedly sought a detailed report with regard to appointment of Minaketan as the MPCB Assistant Environmental Engineer (AEE) on deputation and furnishing of documents on creation of post of AEE as well as Senior Environmental Engineer.
The complaint under RTI also included demand for estimated sanction amount of seven different works allocated by the Government of Manipur to MPCB during the 2009-10 and 2010-11 period.