Baripada: The Odisha Government has placed Mamtaj Moharana, the Tehsildar of Badasahi in Mayurbhanj district, under suspension for allegedly dereliction of duty.
An order has been issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department in this regard.
During the period of suspension, Moharana shall be at Mayurbhanj Collectorate and shall not leave the headquarters without obtaining prior permission of the Collector, the order reads.
She shall be entitled to the payment of subsistence allowance during the period of suspension, it added.
The suspended Tehsildar had allegedly helped a sand mafia who had been granted the sand mining lease at Dingira and Arapata riverbeds near Badasahi in mining more than his limits and violating all the guidelines, as per reports.
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