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more-inThe Madras High Court on Monday sought a report from the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on the status of five highway widening projects. He also wondered how the DVAC could have concluded preliminary inquiry without obtaining a statement from a single official of the World Bank. Elango contended that the contract was awarded in gross violation of the World Bank guidelines which insist on avoiding conflict of interest. ‘File report by Sept.
24’Since two of those projects were funded by the World Bank (WB), Justice A.D.
Jagadish Chandira also wanted to know as to when the steering committees as well as the empowered committees for the projects were formed as per World Bank guidelines and who were their members. “They ought to have examined the officials of World Bank..