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Feed, medicines for non-existent animals

Staff Reporter

Funds misappropriation at Guindy Park

CHENNAI: Dead animals don't tell tales but audit reports do, officials of the Children's Park, Guindy, have found out.

An internal audit report submitted to the Wildlife Warden, Chennai, recently has brought to light misappropriation of funds allotted for buying feed and medicines for animals/birds. Officials reportedly claimed to have purchased them for animals that were either dead or had been released into the wild.

Forest department sources said the audit was conducted from November 2004 to October 2005.

A senior officer said that between August 2004 and June 2005 the records showed medicines to the tune of Rs 40,000 were purchased.

In reality, medicines were bought only for 10 per cent of this value.

The report said: "There is no correlation between the expenditure incurred and medicines prescribed as per the veterinary doctor's prescription in the treatment register. The ranger should examine this in detail and report to the wildlife warden on the actual amount involved in the purchase of medicines. Unnecessary and bogus purchases should be recovered from the caretaker."

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