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Agra: A major scam has come to the fore with regards to the landscaping of inner ring road . The committee will conduct a spot inspection next week and access documents related to construction of the inner ring road.K Rammohan Rao, chairman of the ADA said, “The committee to probe inner ring road project has been asked to provide a report on its finding in next two weeks. There is hardly any greenery on sides of the road, which was mandated under the landscaping plan. However, at some places kaner trees were planted to showcase the work done under the landscaping project.The landscape work of the 10.5 kilometre road is part of a three-phased 21-km inner ring road project with an investment of around Rs 880 crore to ease traffic flow in the city. Maintenance work of the stretch was also neglected, and because of this the sides of the road have sunk in due to loose soil.ADA’s vice chairman Radhey Shyam Mishra has written to the state government for suspension of an assistant engineer and sought investigation against the chief engineer.“The assistant engineer and chief engineer concerned with the construction of the inner ring road are responsible for damages on inner ring road..