Bengaluru: Karnataka's City Gas Distribution (CGD) policy—which slashed pipeline installation charges from Rs 1,957 per metre to just Re 1—has come under the Lokayukta scanner as it is expected to cause losses to the tune of Rs 5,000 crore to local bodies across the state.

Five officers of the Urban Development Department (UDD), including one retired, have been asked to explain why they withheld their opinion before the policy was approved by the state Cabinet.

Acting on a complaint by Manjunath S, state vice-president of the Karnataka Rashtra Samiti, the Lokayukta’s Additional Registrar (Enquiry) has directed the officers to submit objections and supporting documents by October 6, warning that non-compliance will invite "further action based on law".

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