The slide-prevention work on the mountain, in fact, is under a cloud with Uttarakhand Lokayukta Justice S H A Raza (retd) pointing out in a report that large sums of money had been spent with no permanent benefits to the town. While the Central Government had provided Uttarakhand Rs 282 crore for the treatment of the Varaunavrat mountain, a sum of Rs 67 crore has already been spent.