New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on August 14 submitted its interim probe report to the Supreme Court on the aspect of alleged irregularities in the multi-crore Taj Heritage Corridor Project.

The report submitted by the CBI assumes significance in the wake of the investigating agency interrogating Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary D S Bagga, suspended Environment Secretary R K Sharma, Principal Secretary (Finance) and other high officials on their alleged role in the construction of the corridor project.

The court on July 16 had ordered a comprehensive probe into the construction activities undertaken by the Uttar Pradesh government after it noticed major irregularities and illegalities in the implementation of the project without any approval sanction from the statutory authorities.

Rejecting the state government's plea to await the outcome of a probe ordered by it through the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), a Bench comprising Justice M B Shah and Justice A R Lakshmanan had asked the CBI to identify officials who gave green signal to the project without mandatory environment and other statutory clearances.

PTI