CUTTACK 28-Jan-2015 69
A six-member team from the office of Accountant General of Odisha, led by a deputy accountant general (DAG) today began the audit of the accounts of Odisha Olympic Association (OOA) pertaining to Barabati Palace (Kalyan Mandap) and 23 shops built on government land adjacent to Barabati Stadium allegedly encroached by the sports body.
Supreme Court last week had ordered an audit of the sports body’s accounts pertaining to the disputed property. The AG team on reaching here first met Cuttack Collector Nirmal Chandra Mishra and then Laxmidhar Mohanty, ADM Cuttack and held discussions with them before arriving at the OOA office.
The team met OOA general secretary Asirbad Behera and other officials of the OOA at the sports body’s premises and held discussions with them. The team handed over a letter to Behera and inspected the Barabati Palace and the 23 shops allegedly constructed on encroached government land.
Expressing OOA`s willingness to fully cooperate with the AG team, the apex sports body`s secretary Asirbad Behera said: ``Our accounts are fully audited on an annual basis. It’s all there in the books.``
For the second time in the last two months, the Cuttack district administration took charge of Barabati Palace (Kalyan Mandap) and the 23 shops earlier on January 24 following the Supreme Court orders.
