Srinagar, May 3 -- The World Bank-aided Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project (JTFRP) in Jammu & Kashmir has come under scrutiny, with the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) flagging "unfruitful expenditure", idle infrastructure worth crores, and violations of contractual provisions in its report for the period ending March 2023.

The audit noted that several key assets-including flood rescue boats, oxygen generator plants and search and rescue kits-have remained unused for years, raising concerns over preparedness in a disaster-prone Union Territory which remains vulnerable to floods like the 2014 deluge.

It further pointed to procurement irregularities, stating that the Project Management Unit (PMU) in August 2017 procured 30 emergency...