TNPDCL chief financial controller suspended

Chennai: A day after the suspension of the Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation chief engineer P Chandrasekaran, electricity minister CTR Nirmal Kumar on Thursday confirmed that chief financial controller V Kasi of the financial wing of the power distribution corporation has also been placed under suspension for malpractices.An official note on the suspension said Kasi was interfering in the administrative process of the other wings. It did not give details of the offences leading to his suspension. However, official sources said he decided to whom certain approvals were to be given.The press note also mentioned that action has been initiated on S Mangalanathan, who recently retired as director (technical) of the TNGECL, as inquiries revealed his involvement in the alleged malpractices.Electricity minister said a departmental inquiry is underway to fix the charges against them and added that suitable action would be initiated based on the outcome of the proceedings.“Kasi’s name has figured in the transformer purchase’s scam as well and the CBI will take over the probe. There is no place for any corrupt officers and brokers inside the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board premises and each and every process of all wings right from coal procurement, transformer purchase will be done as per procedure. A portal will be developed to make every tender process transparent, giving no room for corruption,” he said.