Senior IAS officer and former Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary K. Gnanadesikan
and Commissioner of Geology and Mining Atul Anand were on Monday
Aug 29,2016 suspended along with six other government officials pending an inquiry
into certain charges allegedly linked to “beach sand mining” in the
southern districts.
While three of the suspended officials belong to the Geology and Mining
Department, three others were working in the Environment Department,
including the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.
K Gnanadesikan, who was Chief Secretary for about one-and-a-half years
till early June 2016 when P. Rama Mohana Rao replaced him, was holding the
post of Chairman and Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Industrial
Development Corporation (TIDCO) in the rank of Additional Chief
Secretary.
Atul Anand was also serving as Managing Director of
Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT).
Though the State government did not spell out the reasons for their suspension, several theories are doing the rounds.
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