A Vigilance investigation has been ordered against former Minister N K Premachandran and four others over allegations regarding anomalies in the construction of sea wall in tsunami-affected areas in Kollam district.
Apart from Premachandran, Chief Secretary K Jayakumar, Water Authority Superintending Engineer Anil Kumar, Chief Technical Officer R Haridas and contractor Ibrahimkutty Valiyathu are the others against whom the Thiruvananthapuram Vigilance court ordered the probe. The Vigilance court passed the order on a petition alleging corruption in the construction of 8,000 metres of sea wall under the tsunami rehabilitation package. The Thiruvananthapuram Vigilance court also asked the investigating officials to submit the initial report on or before January 10, 2013.