Kurnool, July 16: The District Water Management Agency (Dwma) project director, Mr Wilson Babu, issued orders on Wednesday suspending 43 employees for irregularities in the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS). He also removed 70 masons. Mr Wilson Babu inspected the NREGS office in Atmakur and found that there was variance in records amounting to about Rs 7 lakh. He suspended an assistant project officer (APO), seven technical and 14 field assistants as they failed to give proper explanation relating to the variance. In Veldurthi mandal also, an APO, three technical and 17 field assistants were suspended. Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials conducted an inquiry into irregularities which occu-rred in the implementation of the NREGS in Veldurthi mandal. Based on the inquiry report, action was taken against officials in the mandal. It is learnt that several Congress MLAs also complained to the district collector about irregularities in the NREGS. A social audit was ordered into it, and special teams conducted inspections into the quality of works every Monday. Several irregularities are coming to light after the inquiry.