Hundreds of audit objections stay unsolved in MBMC for a decade

Bhayandar: In a shocking revelation which could blow the lid-off multiple financial irregularities in the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC), the internal audit wing of the civic body has identified hundreds of audit objections involving public money amounting cores of rupees that have remained pending for the past more than a decade.

Non-submission of proper records on utilisation of funds, violation of rules in spending, excessive pay and pending recoveries in terms of sand royalty from contractors in municipal departments including water, town planning, public works and property tax- for a long time are some of the irregularities pointed out by the municipal auditor.  The internal audit department conducts…