CSIR removes NEERI head Rakesh Kumar as Director Updated: Updated: Move follows CVC order of an inquiry into allegations of corruption against him Share Article Move follows CVC order of an inquiry into allegations of corruption against him The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has divested Rakesh Kumar, Director, National Environment Engineering and Research Institute (NEERI) in Nagpur of his post and transferred him to its headquarters in Delhi. Sources confirmed to The Hindu that this was after the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) ordered an inquiry into allegations of corruption against Mr. Kumar and other employees at the institute. The allegations were levelled by a former employee of NEERI.